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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

June 30, 2016

Pentagon Lifts Transgender Military Service Ban

Today, in an historic moment in the movement toward transgender equality, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced the lifting of the ban on transgender service members in the United States Armed

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June 29, 2015

WATCH: John Oliver Declares Trans Issues Next Fight for LGBT Equality

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver highlighted the pligh

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June 10, 2015

AMA Calls for End to Trans Military Ban; Air Force Suspends Discharges

The last week saw two major announcements related to the ongoing ban on military service by transgender people.

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August 7, 2017

Tell Congress to protect trans troops!

President Trump just attacked an estimated 15,000 patriotic transgender Americans who serve in our military and who put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe and free. Transgender people—like all Americans—should be judged for their qualifications, nothing more, nothing less.

Tell Congress to protect trans troops!

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