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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]
There are several Wikipedia policies, guidelines, and essays that are particularly relevant when writing about LGBT people and topics. WP:LGBTQ+/Guidelines is an essay with advice on writing about LGBTQ+ topics generally, how to write about transgender and non-binary people, and when to use gay or homosexual as labels.
American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER) is the oldest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Veterans Service Organization (VSO) in the United States. Founded in 1990, AVER is a non-profit VSO that supports and advocates for the rights of LGBT military veterans, active duty service members, and their families.
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 ...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates more than 100,000 service members were discharged under the repealed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.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 ...
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 ...
Five LGBTQ veterans filed the proposed class action in San Francisco federal court on Tuesday, seeking to force the U.S. Department of Defense to upgrade veterans to honorable discharges and ...
Infobox LGBTQ rights adds an infobox with a location map and a brief overview of a country or territory's LGBT rights. This infobox is intended to replace {{LGBT rights}} and location maps on LGBTQ rights in (country) (or US state) articles. To add to an article, copy and paste the blank version below.