A fight by a 92-year-old trans widow for survivor benefits leads to change in US

[Shana A]

A fight by a 92-year-old trans widow for survivor benefits leads to change in US policy
Social Security Administration will no longer require additional legal scrutiny for claims made by transgender spouses
05 April 2014 | By Greg Hernandez

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/fight-92-year-old-trans-widow-survivor-benefits-leads-change-us-policy050414?utm_content=bufferf8984&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

A case involving a 92-year-old transgender widow has resulted in the US Social Security Administration making a change in policy regarding survivor benefits.

Robina Asti is a WWII veteran and pilot who has been a transgender woman since 1976. She had been denied benefits after the death of her husband for two years because she had been born a male.

She finally got her benefits on 14 February after a legal appeal.

[V M]

Good on her to receive her well deserved survivor benefits