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Truthout
3 months ago
LGBT

Trans Veterans Sue for Access to Gender-Affirming Surgeries They Were Promised

Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) over its failure to provide gender-confirmation surgery to transgender veterans.
TAVA accuses the Biden administration of making promises without taking concrete action and using transgender veterans for political showmanship. [ more ]
New York Post
3 months ago
LGBT

Trans veterans, including one who tried to castrate herself with scissors, sue government to pay for sex-change ops

Transgender veterans are suing the federal government to pay for their sex-change operations.
The failure to provide gender-confirmation surgery puts transgender veterans at increased risk of physical harm, psychological distress, and suicide. [ more ]
Advocate.com
3 months ago
LGBT

Trans veterans were promised access to gender-affirming surgeries - but it never happened

The Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for its failure to provide gender-confirmation surgery to transgender veterans.
The VA has not yet responded to the lawsuit or provided any reasons for the lack of progress in implementing the policy change. [ more ]
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time.com
3 months ago
LGBT

Transgender Veterans Sue to Have Gender-Affirming Surgery Covered by Department of Veteran Affairs

Transgender veterans have filed a lawsuit to compel the Department of Veteran Affairs to provide gender-affirming surgeries.
The surgeries are seen as necessary to reduce the risk of suicides, depression, and psychological distress for transgender veterans. [ more ]
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