LGBTQ+ And Women Veterans Speak Out Against Lack Of Appropriate Care At VA Hospitals

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August 10, 2023

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Women veterans are less likely to go to Veterans Affairs hospitals for health care due to harassment, stigma and a lack of resources and services. Lindsay Church, a 38-year-old trans nonbinary Navy veteran, said they have dealt with a patient advocate who kept misgendering them, a security guard who laughed at them when they voiced safety concerns and once was even harassed by a VA staff member when they tried to use the bathroom. Many women and LGBTQ+ veterans have long spoken out about harassment and unique obstacles to care at VA hospitals. A 2019 study found that 1 in 4 women veterans who routinely go to VA primary care clinics reported inappropriate or unwanted comments or behaviors by male veterans or VA employees.

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