Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Fallon Williams, who deployed to twice to Iraq before completing her service as a behavioral health manager at Walter Reed.
VA is closing a gap in survivor benefits for certain survivors of LGBTQ+ Veterans—specifically, for those who were unable to wed until the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision.
To gain a deeper understanding of the diverse needs of Veterans, VA interviewed a transgender woman who served for 12 years.
VA’s new mission statement emphasizes the importance of equitable opportunities for all to further build a safer environment for underserved populations.
Pride Month - Saluting our LGBTQ+ Veterans who volunteered to defend our freedom. It is our responsibility to help defend theirs.
This article discusses upcoming webinar June 23, 2022, that will discuss the unique health needs of LGBTQ+ Veterans.
VA Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs reflects on the repeal of DADT, 12 years later, and offers two important messages to bring home to VA ALL who served.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran George Kerr III, who served as an operations yeoman aboard the USS Nimitz and later at the Pentagon. He left the service after “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was implemented. During the height of the AIDS/HIV crisis he began a life of public health advocacy.
VA's Center for Minority Veterans (CMV) partnered with PrideVA and others for fireside chat in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility for a riveting conversation on visibility.
Akins’ belief in being a servant leader shapes his approach to VA’s LGBTQ+ community, Veterans’ concerns.
The Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center has been named a top performer in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index.
At Pride Month observance, Veteran said, “LGBTQ+ Veterans are welcome and fully supported by Bay Pines VA. My husband and I are examples.”