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Today, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) issued a Directive to all of its facilities establishing a policy of respectful delivery of healthcare to transgender and intersex veterans who are enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system or are otherwise eligible for VA care.
See Actual Publication (http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=2416).
Yes. this is good news! But, I find it interesting that it comes with a shelf life.
Dawn