Service Women's Action Network

LGBTQ+ Veterans · Missouri · Free

SWAN — advocacy and support for active-duty servicewomen and women veterans including LGBTQ+ women. Worth contacting for veterans needing to upgrade discharge status that was downgraded due to LGBTQ+ identity pre-DADT-repeal. OutServe-SLDN and Modern Military Association of America (MMAA) advocate specifically for LGBTQ+ military. VA caregiver programs (PCAFC) recognize same-sex spouses and chosen-family caregivers equally. No cost — the program is grant-funded and confidentiality-protected.

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