All posts tagged "veterans"
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Hateful Florida Sign Says Pride Celebrates “F**s and Child Molesters”
A Florida auto repair shop is receiving criticism from the Left for a sign implying that LGBTQ Pride Month celebrates "child molesters."
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VA to Extend Benefits to Spouses of Deceased LGBTQ Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it will extend survivor benefits to the surviving spouses of certain LGBTQ veterans, effective immediately. In a...
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U.S. Army’s First Trans Officer Indicted for Spying for Russia
A U.S. military doctor who claimed to be the first-known active duty Army officer to come out as transgender in 2015 has been indicted for...
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Military veterans can now identify as trans or nonbinary in their medical records
The Department of Veterans Affairs will allow transgender and nonbinary service members to have gender identity listed in medical records.
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Study finds lesbian, gay, and bisexual veterans at higher risk of committing suicide
A study recently published in a journal published by the American Medical Association finds that sexual minority veterans are at increased risk of suicide mortality....
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Pentagon bans Pride flag from military bases in ‘wrongheaded’ and ‘outrageous’ new memo
Joe Biden has urged the Pentagon to reverse the ban, "or as President, I will"
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Virginia House passes slew of pro-LGBTQ bills
With the Virginia Values Act, the commonwealth becomes the first Southern state to pass protections for LGBTQ residents
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Center Military honors LGBTQ veterans with memorial service at Leonard Matlovich’s gravesite
On Veterans Day, the LGBTQ community remembers those who served their country -- and fought for equality
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Retired military officers and veterans among groups opposing transgender ban
A number of former military officers, veterans’ and civil rights organizations, women’s groups, military scholars and historians, and states have filed briefs supporting efforts to...
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OutServe-SLDN President Matt Thorn to step down in coming months
Vice president of operations and strategy Andy Blevins to take helm starting on Dec. 1
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AMPA wants to help familiarize America with LGBTQ military families
The American Military Partner Association's 5th Annual National Gala celebrates and honors service members and their families
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Oregon establishes LGBT veterans coordinator
Coordinator will help LGBT veterans upgrade their discharge status and access benefits they've earned
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Federal lawsuit seeks veteran benefits for same-sex spouses
The Department of Veterans Affairs was sued in federal court Monday by LGBT-rights advocates seeking benefits for the same-sex spouses of veterans living in states...
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Obama administration to extend full veterans’ benefits to same-sex military families
At the direction of the president, the Obama administration will no longer enforce portions of United States Code that deny veterans’ benefits to same-sex military...
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Pocan, Rangel bill seeks to amend records of discharged gay vets
Legislation that would direct Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to review and amend the records of veterans discharged due to their sexual orientation was formally...
