May is known as Mental Health Month or Mental Health Awareness Month; read more about mental health in the LGBTQ+ and Veteran communities.
It’s Mental Health/Mental Health Awareness Month
Week 3: Depression #MHM #MHAM
For Week 3 of #MHM/#MHAM, find out more about #depression and how it affects #Veterans and members of the #LGBTQ+ community.
Week 2: Bipolar Disorder #MHM #MHAM
For Week Two of #MHM/#MHAM, find out more about #bipolar disorder and how it affects #Veterans and members of the #LGBTQ+ community.
Week 1: Anxiety Disorders #MHM #MHAM
For Week One of #MHM/#MHAM, find out more about #anxiety disorders and how they affect #Veterans and members of the #LGBTQ+ community.
VA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee Bill Adds More Cosponsors but NSTR So Far
H.R. 4845 has slowly been adding cosponsors with little to no substantial progress.
LGBTQ+ History Month: Christine Jorgensen, U.S. Army
https://youtu.be/O-Hb8kM1Ric Nature made a mistake, which I have had corrected. Soldier/Transgender Pioneer b. May 30, 1926d. May 3, 1989 Christine Jorgensen was the first nationally known transgender American. She used her fame to speak out on behalf of transgender people. Born George Jorgensen Jr. and raised in the Bronx, she described herself as a “frail,... Continue Reading →
LGBTQ+ History Month: Mary Edwards Walker, Surgeon, Union Army
https://youtu.be/wefahmd0kM4 Surgeonb. November 26, 1832d. February 21, 1919 You men are not our protectors... If you were, who would there be to protect us from? A steadfast feminist, Mary Edwards Walker defied nineteenth century patriarchal society by refusing to live within the confines of gender-based roles. As a student, physician, and activist, Walker defined her... Continue Reading →
LGBTQ+ History Month: Robert W. Wood, 36th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
https://youtu.be/0IsSxR9iQF4 “Is it proper for two of the same sex to enter the institution of marriage? To which I must reply, ‘Yes.’ ” Soldier/Gay Pioneer b. May 21, 1923d. August 19, 2018 Reverend Robert Watson Wood was the first member of the clergy to picket for gay rights. He wrote the first book in the United... Continue Reading →
October is LGBTQ+ History Month
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg-D9MH09qM October is LGBTQ+ History Month. First celebrated in October 1994, the month originated as Lesbian and Gay History Month and was founded by Missouri high school history teacher Rodney Wilson. Wilson was the first openly gay public school teacher in Missouri. The month of October was chosen to celebration LGBTQ+ history because the 1st... Continue Reading →
August 2021 Observances
Do you ever wonder how organizations, businesses, and individuals know when a certain observance or awareness month, week, or day is? If so, below is a tailored list of observances for the month of August 2021 specifically for military, Veterans, and LGBTQ+ folx. We may issue graphics for some of the events listed below. Because... Continue Reading →
LGBTQ+ Servicemember/Veteran Bill has 26 Cosponsors, Still No Movement
H.R.1596, To establish the Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Update (07/19/2021) Since the last update, H.R. 1526 has continued to garner more cosponsors; however, no additional action has been taken to move the legislation forward. Below are the House members who have joined in... Continue Reading →
More About the VA’s Rulemaking Process on Gender Confirmation Surgeries
Last month, VA Secretary Denis McDonough announced that the VA would begin the rulemaking process for allowing gender confirmation surgery for transgender Veterans. Here is more information on the process.
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