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VHA has a separate healthcare policy on LGBQ health care (VHA Directive 1340). In 2011, VHA established the Office of Health Equity to work at a systems level to reduce health disparities in a number of vulnerable populations, including LGBTQ+ veterans, by raising awareness and advocating for healthcare system changes. [14]
AVER was founded by several LGBT veterans including SSgt. (Army Reserve-Rtd.) Miriam Ben-Shalom; Navy Ensign, Jim Woodward, president of the San Diego Veterans Association; Chuck Schoen; [1] bisexual US Army veteran Cliff Arnesen [2] of the New England Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Veterans, Boston, Massachusetts; [3] in 1990 as the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Veterans of America, the oldest ...
A monument commemorating LGBTQ veterans is installed in Boystown, Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The memorial was dedicated by the Chicago chapter of American Veterans for Equal Rights in 2017. [1] [2] [3]
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates more than 100,000 service members were discharged under the repealed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Thousands of discharged LGBTQ+ veterans still ...
A group of LGBTQ veterans who were discharged because of their sexual orientation filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Department of Defense seeking to end the discrimination they say they still ...
Pages in category "LGBTQ organizations based in Chicago" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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In May 2015, the first American federally-approved monument honoring LGBT veterans with the message "Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people have served honorably and admirably in America's armed forces" was dedicated at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery near Chicago; [42] the US$18,000 monument was dedicated by the Chicago Chapter of ...