Veterans of Foreign Wars LGBTQ+ Posts

LGBTQ+ Veterans · New York · Free

VFW posts and resources welcoming LGBTQ+ veterans. Useful for trans veterans seeking gender-affirming care through the VA (now expanded since 2022). VFW, American Legion, and DAV posts vary in welcome; affirming-veteran orgs help you find ones that fit. MST (military sexual trauma) services through VA are available regardless of discharge status or service connection. Open at no cost to LGBTQ+ New York residents and the people supporting them.

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