Veterans Affairs
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3 Veterans Affairs hospitals get top HRC rating
Sunday, April 9, 2017HRC labeled three VA hospitals in Ohio as "leaders" in providing care to LGBT people. -
VA abandons plan to allow gender confirmation surgery for veterans
Tuesday, November 15, 2016The Department of Veterans Affairs are abandoning the plan to pay for gender confirmation surgery for vets over funding concerns. -
Trans veterans could get gender confirmation surgery under new rule
Friday, June 3, 2016The move comes after a petition by two transgender veterans seeking to have the ban on surgery lifted. -
Rainbow pride flag outside Montana VA headquarters garners opposition
Wednesday, June 10, 2015The rainbow-colored pride flag for the LGBT community flying at Montana Veterans Affairs headquarters has sparked some debate. -
U.S. House panel rejects spousal benefits bill for LGBT veterans
Wednesday, September 10, 2014WASHINGTON -- A U.S. House panel on Wednesday rejected a measure that would have enabled veterans with same-sex spouses to receive partner benefits regardless of where they reside. The Washington Blade reports that the U.S. House… -
Lambda Legal sues Veterans Affairs over denial of benefits for same-sex spouses
Wednesday, August 20, 2014WASHINGTON -- A leading LGBT advocacy group has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, arguing that the denial of benefits to same-sex spouses of veterans living in states that refuse to recognize their… -
Obama Administration expands federal benefits for married same-sex couples
Friday, June 20, 2014WASHINGTON -- A year after the Supreme Court struck down a law barring federal recognition of gay marriages, the Obama administration granted an array of new benefits Friday to same-sex couples, including those who live in… -
U.S. House version of LGBT veterans, family benefits bill introduced
Saturday, November 23, 2013WASHINGTON -- U.S. Congressman Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) on Wednesday introduced the U.S. House version of the bipartisan "Protecting the Freedoms and Benefits for All Veterans Act," aimed at ensuring LGBT veterans and their families receive… -
Obama administration will not enforce ban on same-sex veterans benefits
Wednesday, September 4, 2013WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration said Wednesday it will stop enforcing a law that blocks benefits to partners of military veterans in same-sex marriages. -
Shaheen: Same-sex benefits bill should apply to Veterans Affairs
Sunday, September 1, 2013CONCORD, N.H. -- U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire says she's planning to move forward with her bill that would grant benefits to same-sex married couples in the military after learning that legislation is…
