"A group of 17 transgender US air force members has sued the Trump administration for denying them early retirement pensions and benefits. The complaint, submitted in federal court, describes the government's move against them as unlawful and invalid. The legal action follows the air force's confirmation it would deny early retirement benefits to all transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of military experience, a decision that effectively pushes them out of the military with no retirement support at all."
"Among the named plaintiffs are Logan Ireland, Ashley Davis, Kira Brimhall and Lindell Walley. Glad Law, one of the advocacy groups behind the lawsuit who is representing the affected service members, said the revocation of early retirement support had ripped away financial support and benefits these families were counting on after long years of excellent service to their country."
"The lawsuit came amid the latest escalation by the Trump administration to prohibit transgender people from joining the military and to remove those already serving. The Pentagon has argued that transgender people are medically unfit, something civil rights activists have pushed back on and say constitutes illegal discrimination. In March, a federal judge blocked Trump's executive order banning transgender people from military service. US district judge Ana Reyes in Washington DC ruled that the order likely violated their constitutional rights"
Seventeen transgender U.S. Air Force members filed a federal lawsuit after the Air Force confirmed it would deny early retirement benefits to transgender service members with 15–18 years of service. The complaint alleges the revocation is unlawful and invalid because Air Force retirement instructions permit rescission only under very limited circumstances that were not present. Named plaintiffs include Logan Ireland, Ashley Davis, Kira Brimhall and Lindell Walley. Glad Law says the decision strips families of $1–2 million in lifetime benefits and removes access to TRICARE civilian healthcare. The legal action coincides with administration efforts to ban and remove transgender personnel; a federal judge blocked the ban in March.
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