- Seventeen transgender members of the United States Air Force have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration.
- The lawsuit claims these service members lost up to $2 million collectively in promised retirement benefits.
- This legal action is in response to a policy imposed by the Trump administration that bans transgender individuals from serving in the military.
- The policy has directly impacted the careers and financial futures of these transgender individuals by preventing them from completing their service to qualify for full retirement benefits.
- The plaintiffs argue that the ban is discriminatory and has unfairly penalized them, leading to significant financial loss.
- This legal challenge is one of several instances where policies affecting transgender military personnel under the Trump administration have been contested.
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/transgender-air-force-members-sue-trump-admin-losing-retirement-benefits)
