U.S. Air Force denies retirement benefits to transgender service members, forcing lump-sum payment or removal.

The U.S. Air Force announced it will deny retirement benefits to transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service, forcing them to either accept a lump-sum separation payment or be removed without benefits. This decision follows the Supreme Court's permission for the Pentagon to ban transgender troops from serving. Critics, including transgender service members, have called the policy cruel and dehumanizing.