""Anything rainbow like lanyards can get us fired on the spot.""
""There's nothing in writing that says this, and she can't provide anything in writing either.""
""Mr. Harper said as much in the morning report yesterday,""
""This morning, he backtracked all of it and said flyers, lanyards, shirts, [and] banners associated with clinical care of LGBTQ vets are approved by central office.""
Staff at the VA Hampton Medical Center received warnings during the week of October 13 that wearing or displaying rainbow-themed items, including official VA Pride lanyards, could lead to discipline or termination. The warnings referenced an "executive order," creating confusion because no written directive was provided. The situation followed the VA’s March rescission of Directive 1341, which had protected transgender, nonbinary, and intersex veterans, a change justified by citing the "Defending Women" executive order that redefined gender as binary based on sex assigned at birth. Leadership later clarified that certain LGBTQ-related materials tied to clinical care are approved by central office.
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