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The Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) is an advocacy group for
transgender
veterans from the
US military. The
Don't ask don't tell policy did not apply to transgender members of the United States military.
[1]
The group was founded in 2003 by a former
Navy and US Army
servicepersons.
[1]
[2]
Advocacy
TAVA commissioned a 2008 report from the Palm Center at the
University of California.
[3] In 2014, they pushed for keeping current
transgender members in the military under new
Department of Defense rules.
[4]
In March 2015 the association issued two joint reports: one with the
American Medical Association
[5] and one with
The American Military Partner Association.
[6]
In 2016, the association called for the
U.S. Veteran's Administration to provide surgery for transgender veterans,
[7] in a petition filed by the
Transgender Law Center and
Lambda Legal.
[8]
In 2024, TAVA sued VA with the aim of getting gender-affirming surgeries funded and provided by the agency.
[9]
Cultural representation
According to
The Advocate, "In 2005, when the TAVA put a wreath on the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, there was a transgender person representing every U.S. military conflict since
World War II."
[10]
A button from the association is part of the
National Museum of American History collection on
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History.
[11]
References
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Transgender veterans seek recognition, by Lisa Leff, Associated Press for Boston.com, January 11, 2011
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LGBT Military: Atlanta transgender members, veterans await end to ban by Patrick Saunders May 26, 2016
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Transgender people in the US military: Summary and analysis of the 2008 Transgender American Veterans Association survey
Archived 2015-03-03 at the
Wayback Machine. Palm Center, University of California, 2008.
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Loophole could allow transgender troops to serve by Patricia Kime, Military Times
USA Today December 1, 2014.
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America's Doctors: Transgender Military Ban Is Pointless By Dawn Ennis,
The Advocate, June 8, 2015
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Survey: Majority of Americans Back Up Open Transgender Military Service by The Seattle Lesbian - September 9, 2015
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ambda Legal and Transgender Law Center Petition VA to Provide Surgery for Transgender Veterans, May 10, 2016
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Exclusive: Transgender Veterans Petition the V.A. to Lift Blanket Ban on Surgery by Katy Steinmetz,
Time Magazine, May 10, 2016
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"Transgender veterans sue to have gender-affirming surgery covered by Department of Veteran Affairs". AP News. 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
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Trans American Military Stories, by Diane Anderson-Minshall, The Advocate, September 21, 2011
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National Museum of American History Collects History Related to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History: Materials from Groundbreaking NBC Television Series Will & Grace, Renee Richard's Tennis Racquet and the Original Transgender Pride Flag
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