Transgender vets call for more protections from Congress, VA

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"Transgender veterans and advocates rallied outside the Capitol Wednesday to demand Veterans Affairs officials follow through on promises to provide gender-affirming surgery at department medical centers and to implore lawmakers to enact additional protections for transgender troops facing an uncertain future in the ranks.

“We need this administration and Congress to do everything in their power to protect trans Americans,” said Lindsay Church, executive director of Minority Veterans of America. “It’s not just a matter of comfort. It’s a vital matter of survival."...