Veterans Affairs

Outreach attempts from Veterans Affairs aren’t working.

HRC labeled three VA hospitals in Ohio as “leaders” in providing care to LGBT people.

The Department of Veterans Affairs are abandoning the plan to pay for gender confirmation surgery for vets over funding concerns.

The move comes after a petition by two transgender veterans seeking to have the ban on surgery lifted.

The rainbow-colored pride flag for the LGBT community flying at Montana Veterans Affairs headquarters has sparked some debate.

WASHINGTON — 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 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs rejected the Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act by a vote of 12-13.

WASHINGTON — 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 marriages is in violation of last year’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act.

WASHINGTON — 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 states where same-sex marriage is against the law. The new measures range from …

WASHINGTON — 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 equal treatment for equal service.

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday it will stop enforcing a law that blocks benefits to partners of military veterans in same-sex marriages.