LGBTQ+ Veterans

LGBTQ+ Health Program and the Office of Suicide Prevention provide resources for Veterans.

At Pride Month observance, Veteran said, “LGBTQ+ Veterans are welcome and fully supported by Bay Pines VA. My husband and I are examples.”

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.

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.

This week’s America250 salute is Air Force Veteran Margaret Witt, a flight nurse instrumental in the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Women Veterans experience a high prevalence of trauma. A May 26 provider webinar will discuss women Veterans and trauma-informed care.

Because of misconceptions, many eligible Veterans don’t get their health care through VA. This blog helps Veterans understand VA health care.

Many eligible Veterans don’t get their health care through VA. This two-part blog dispels myths and helps Veterans understand the VA health care they deserve.

PRIDE is a health education program that focuses on reducing health care disparities. It helps VA employees engage with LGBTQ+ Veterans, showing them VA welcomes them and serves all who served.