How did DADT affect the relationship between LGBTQ+ veterans and the Department of Veterans Affairs?

Jun 29, 2023 ... Many LGBTQ+ veterans still encounter a daunting process to get those benefits and upgrade their discharge statuses. We neither have a clear policy of Don't Ask Don't Tell, nor an apparatus for debate, affirmation, or repeal. (Or course we have bishops who meet and decide ... Dec 11, 2003 ... Nasdaq Stock Market in the early 1970s and is now one of the top three market makers in Nasdaq stocks. Madoff Securities ialso the ... Aug 29, 2023 ... The military banned openly LGBTQ+ service members — and denied thousands honorable discharges, restricting their access to federal programs ... Jan 6, 2025 ... Pentagon agrees to settle with LGBTQ+ vets over 'don't ask, don't tell' discharges. The settlement would allow an estimated 30,000 veterans ... Feb 21, 2017 ... Being in the closet means staying inside, then leaving it implies that there is an outside, a place where the formerly closeted self can be seen and engaged. Sep 20, 2012 ... In the years leading up to repeal, proponents of Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeatedly claimed that open service would undermine the unit cohesion ... Oct 10, 2014 ... The big debate at the start of Bill Clinton's first term was whether the new president would order the military to end its long-standing policy ... Sep 20, 2024 ... On the 13th anniversary of the full repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT), Congressman Mike Levin (CA-49), member of the House Veterans' ... Sep 16, 2021 ... In addition, the cohesion and performance of the first Gulf War troops was widely commended.” Another driving factor in ending DADT was public ...