Veterans Affairs clinicians sign letter against Trump's ban on trans vets' care: ‘There is resistance’
“We will not forsake the oath we took to provide care,” the letter states.
April 11, 2025
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Veterans Affairs to Offer Gender Confirming Surgery to Trans Veterans
The Department of Veteran Affairs said it would take years to implement the policy change.
June 21, 2021
Arizona Gets Its First Clinic for Trans Veterans
The Transgender Treatment Team at Tucson's Southern Arizona Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System is now open and ready to serve transgender veterans.
December 17, 2015
Disabled veterans lack vital support as fewer Americans know someone in military service: report
Easterseals CEO Kendra Davenport discussed the findings of a groundbreaking new report with The Advocate.
May 6, 2024
The VA Still Refuses to Cover Necessary Trans Health Care
It will likely take a lawsuit to end the Veterans Affairs policy of denying coverage for gender-confirmation surgery — a procedure currently covered by Medicare.
May 19, 2016
Massachusetts governor seeks IVF coverage for veterans in same-sex relationships
Maura Healey, one of the first out lesbian governors in the nation, wants to equalize coverage of assisted reproduction and provide other new benefits to Massachusetts veterans.
January 4, 2024
Trump administration announces end to gender-affirming care for transgender veterans
The announcement comes days after the VA denied it was rolling back policies for trans people’s dignity.
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March 17, 2025
Trans veterans were promised access to gender-affirming surgeries — but it never happened
The Transgender American Veterans Association filed a lawsuit on Thursday over the Department of Veterans Affairs’ failure to act after years of inaction.
January 25, 2024
VA Grants Benefits to Lesbian Widow of Fallen Soldier
Nearly two years after her wife died in Afghanistan, an Iraq veteran and National Guard member says the Department of Veterans Affairs will recognize her rights as a widow.
May 19, 2014
Gay vets’ benefits at risk?
As many as a million gay and lesbian veterans depend on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for health care--including many who can't get HIV/AIDS care anywhere else. It's reason enough for GLBT activists to keep an eye on the Bush administration's coming cutbacks
February 1, 2005
Florida Transgender Veteran Kicked Out of VA Medical Center Bathroom
She says she was made to suffer the indignity of being kicked out of the bathroom on federal property.
June 16, 2023
Married LGBT Couples Can Access Full Federal Benefits
Attorney General Loretta Lynch confirmed: No matter where what state they call home, same-sex couples can now enjoy the full faith, protection, and benefits of the U.S. government.
July 9, 2015
Trump's VA rescinds policy treating transgender vets with dignity (exclusive)
The Trump administration quietly reversed the policy, which means trans veterans won't be protected from discrimination at VA facilities.
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March 14, 2025
No Spousal Benefits for Gay Veterans
A letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs confirms gay and lesbian veterans will continue to be denied spousal benefits.
August 27, 2013
More LGBTQ+ Spouses to Receive Survivors' Benefits, VA Announces
The Department of Veteran Affairs changed its policy due to previous anti-marriage equality laws.
October 20, 2022
VA Refuses to Recognize Veteran’s Wife and Child
The Department of Veterans Affairs has frozen the disabled veteran’s benefits until she pays back the full amount the VA mistakenly awarded for her wife and child.
March 1, 2015
This gay man was fired by DOGE. Now he's struggling to get access to critical medication
“This isn’t just some abstract political decision,” Nathan Barrera-Bunch told The Advocate. “These are real jobs, real people. This is happening to your neighbors, your friends, and your family members.”
March 10, 2025
Married Gay Veterans to Receive Benefits
Just a week after doubling down on a section of U.S. law that kept the military and Department of Defense from offering spousal benefits to veterans in same-sex marriages, the Department of Justice announced today it will stop enforcing Title 38.
September 4, 2013
Judge: Denial of Equal Veterans' Benefits Unconstitutional
A California judge rules in the case of a lesbian veteran whose marriage was not recognized by the VA; it may lead to equal benefits for all same-sex couples.
August 30, 2013