More than a dozen transgender members of the United States Air Force and Space Force are suing the Trump administration, saying they were forced to separate from active duty service without retirement benefits.

Separation means a person is leaving active duty but not necessarily the service entirely.

Legal advocacy groups including GLAD Law and the National Center for LGBTQ Rights filed the lawsuit with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on behalf of the 17 plaintiffs who have all served between 15 and 18 years.

"It felt like a betrayal. I've given my life to the Air Force," said lead plaintiff Master Sergeant Logan Ireland. "The Air Force has shaped me and made me who I am. It allowed me to be my authentic self."

Ireland served in the U.S. military for 15 years, including combat deplo

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