The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the cessation of gender-affirming care for transgender veterans, leading to widespread condemnation from veterans and medical professionals. Critics argue that the policy is discriminatory and a betrayal of veterans’ rights. Retired Army Staff Sgt. Alleria Stanley emphasized that the decision feels like an erasure of transgender veterans. VA Secretary Doug Collins attempted to justify the decision as a budget measure, but many veterans express concern over feeling unsafe and unwelcome in the health care they previously relied on.
The VA just told transgender veterans, 'You are not worthy.'
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