Service Women's Action Network

LGBTQ+ Veterans · South Carolina · 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. VA gender-affirming care has expanded — hormones, mental health, voice training covered; some surgeries available case-by-case. Trans veterans can change gender markers on DD-214 and VA records via established procedure. Free service; donations support but never gate access.

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Address: Nationwide

Hours: Online

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