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It’s estimated that over 134,000 American veterans are transgender, and over 15,000 trans people are serving in military today. Support for transgender veterans has improved, but they still face barriers from obtaining updated service records that do not out them as transgender, and from receiving VA coverage of necessary medical procedures. Find out more about advances and challenges for transgender veterans and service members, and how to get support.

Resources

NCTE Resources
Veterans Health Administration Care for Transgender Veterans
Fight the Trans Military Ban!
Know Your Rights: Military Records
Partner Resources
Dept of Defense Handbook: Transgender Service in the US Military

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