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2. LGBT healthcare in the United States Veterans Health ...

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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]

3. American Veterans for Equal Rights - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

4. Thousands of discharged LGBTQ+ veterans still being denied ...

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   Between World War II and 2011 — when Don't Ask, Don't Tell was repealed — the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates more than 100,000 service members were discharged because of their ...

5. Sexual orientation in the United States military - Wikipedia

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   The United States military formerly excluded gay men, bisexuals, and lesbians from service. In 1993, the United States Congress passed, and President Bill Clinton signed, a law instituting the policy commonly referred to as "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT), which allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual people to serve as long as they did not reveal their sexual orientation.

6. Pentagon to review LGBTQ veterans’ less-than ... - AOL

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   The Pentagon is stepping up efforts to reach out to LGBTQ veterans who were discharged from service under “less than honorable conditions” before the 2011 repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t ...

7. Transgender veterans file 2nd lawsuit against VA for gender ...

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   An advocacy group for transgender veterans filed a second lawsuit against the government over its exclusion of gender-affirming surgery from veteran health benefits.

8. Category:LGBTQ-related television channels - Wikipedia

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   LGBTQ is a collective term which stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender sexual and gender identities. LGBTQ portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to LGBT-related television channels .

9. LGBTQ veterans sue DOD over lingering discriminatory ... - AOL

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   A group of LGBTQ veterans who were discharged because of their sexual orientation sued the Defense Department in federal court Tuesday, arguing it violated their constitutional rights when it ...