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Military & Veterans

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

From the Blog

December 11, 2017

Current and Former Service Members Oppose Transgender Military Ban on Capitol Hill

Since President Trump’s July tweets proposing a ban on transgender people serving openly in the military, and a purge of openly transgender service members, the Pentagon has b

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November 9, 2017

Who is Veterans Day For?

Veterans Day is a day designated for paying homage to the veterans of America’s Armed Forces.

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September 29, 2017

The Trans Military Ban is Already Causing Harm — But There’s a Way to Stop It

On September 14, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis issued 

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Get Involved

August 2, 2018

Nobody—not even the President—should put themselves between veterans and their doctors.

Despite all the evidence to the contrary, President Trump thinks transgender people are unfit to serve in the military. Now the Trump administration is trying to attack health care for trans veterans.

Send in a comment telling the Trump administration that all veterans deserve the care their doctors recommend!

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