US EditionTransgender members of the Air Force sue over losing retirement pay
Seventeen transgender Air and Space Force members allege unlawful revocation of early retirement benefits worth up to $2 million under Trump administration’s military transgender ban.
- A group of 17 transgender members of the Air Force are suing the U.S. government over the revocation of their early retirement pensions and benefits.
- According to GLAD Law, service members affected by the policy will face a loss of up to $2 million owed for their service and loss of health insurance benefits.
- The lawsuit argues that revoking retirement orders for transgender personnel with at least 15 years of service violates Air Force policies and procedures.
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Transgender Air Force members sue Trump admin after losing retirement benefits
The Trump administration is being sued by 17 transgender Air Force members after their pensions and retirement benefits were rescinded by the federal government following the ban on their service.
Veterans Group Urges States To Pass Protective Policies In Response To Trump Trans Bans
2017.07.29 Stop Transgender Military Ban, Washington, DC - Wikimedia CommonsErin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Roughly 3,500 newly discharged transgender service members have been forced out of their jobs and stripped of health and housing benefits by the federal government. Now, a coalition of veterans’ groups are waging a campaign to deman…
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Air Force Times‘All for nothing’: Air Force trans troops sue over revoked retirement
Transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service in the Air Force and Space Force are suing the Trump administration over what they say is a loss of early retirement benefits.Seventeen transgender service members are requesting a reinstatement of their revoked pensions that they allege the Air Force promised, according to Monday’s filing in the Federal Court of Claims.“I raised my hand and served my country honorably for 15 years, incl…
Transgender service members sue Trump administration over denial of retirement benefits
A group of transgender members of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force forced to leave active duty under the Trump administration's policies say their benefits were revoked in a rare move.
Transgender Air Force veterans sue over lost retirement pay
A group of 17 Air Force veterans who were kicked out of the military as part of the Trump administration’s transgender ban are suing the U.S. government for rescinding their pensions and health care benefits after they were forced to retire early. The transgender service members, who served between 15 years and 18 years in…
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