Letter to President Obama on the Stalled VA Policy for Trans Veterans (+)
by: MonicaHelms
Mon Dec 13, 2010 at 08:53:57 AM EST
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/18200/letter-to-president-obama-on-the-stalled-va-policy-for-trans-veterans (http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/18200/letter-to-president-obama-on-the-stalled-va-policy-for-trans-veterans)
I felt the need to appeal to the President via E-mail on getting the stalled policy for the proper treatment of trans veterans out of the VA black hole. The letters I keep getting from trans veterans of their mistreatment have been getting to me for a long time. I hear they have people reading all E-mails at the WH, but I doubt it will go anywhere. My phiosphy is that there is no shame in failure, but there is in failure to try. I had to try.)
Dear Mr. President,
I am the President of the Transgender American Veterans Association, an 8-year organization to help trans veterans with their VA problems. Trans veterans have been mistreated in the VA for decades, even those with 20 or more years of service. We did a survey in 2007 and the results are horrible. You can view it at http://www.tavausa.org/Survey_Results.html (http://www.tavausa.org/Survey_Results.html)