A group of LGBTIQ+ veterans who kicked out of the US military for sexual orientation on Tuesday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the US Department of Defense.

A class action lawsuit on behalf of five veterans was filed in California’s Northern District Court alleging that the Department of Defense did not honorably discharge them. he also did not remove biased language indicating his sexual orientation from his record, informed CBS.

“Oblige LGBTQ+ Veterans bear the stigma first and the discriminatory impact of the presence of signs of sexual orientation on their [documentos de baja] and then proceed to the process of fixing the broken entry to find the solution violates their constitutional rights to equal protection, confidentiality of information, property and due process protected […] the US Constitution,” the lawsuit says.

Plaintiffs cite politics “Don’t ask, don’t tell” (Don’t ask, don’t tell) was introduced under the Clinton administration in 1993 and was in effect until 2011. This measure banned anyone in this group from disclosing their sexual orientation while they were in the military, and also vetoed any manifestation of “his inclination or attempt to support homosexual practices” for access to military service.

Although more than ten years have passed since the Armed Forces lifted this veto, thousands of people laid off during this policy have lower pensions, deprive them of all good things. The Pentagon noted that there is a procedure for requesting a change of dismissal, but the plaintiffs say they are “obligated to endure the trauma.”