In this episode of the “Ending Veteran Homelessness” podcast, we discuss how VA homeless programs are working to support LGBTQ+ Veterans.
At Pride Month observance, Veteran said, “LGBTQ+ Veterans are welcome and fully supported by Bay Pines VA. My husband and I are examples.”
This Pride Month, VA honors the service and sacrifice of LGBTQ+ service members, Veterans and their families.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran George Kerr III, who served as an operations yeoman aboard the USS Nimitz and later at the Pentagon. He left the service after “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was implemented. During the height of the AIDS/HIV crisis he began a life of public health advocacy.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Josie Caballero, who served as a nuclear reactor qualified electronics technician aboard the USS Ronald Reagan during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy and Marine Corps Veteran Cassandra Williamson, a Naval Academy graduate who enlisted as a Navy cryptologic tech attached to a submarine group prior to becoming a Marine Corps officer.
PRIDE in all who served provides a protective factor against suicide, stigma-related stress and other health outcomes for LGBTQ+ Veterans.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Fallon Williams, who deployed to twice to Iraq before completing her service as a behavioral health manager at Walter Reed.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Frankie Perez, who served during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
VA is closing a gap in survivor benefits for certain survivors of LGBTQ+ Veterans—specifically, for those who were unable to wed until the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision.
This week’s America250 salute is Air Force Veteran Margaret Witt, a flight nurse instrumental in the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
This article discusses upcoming webinar June 23, 2022, that will discuss the unique health needs of LGBTQ+ Veterans.