LGBT Healthcare at the VA

VA is working to create an environment where veterans with LGBT or related identities feel comfortable talking openly with providers about sexual orientation, gender identity, and mental and physical health challenges.

VA’s health care professionals have been trained to keep your information confidential. It is always safe to share your sexual orientation and gender identity with your provider. This is true, even if you have not come out to family or friends.

Being open with your provider about your identity helps VA offer you the best care possible.

If you are not comfortable speaking with your provider about sexual orientation or gender identity, or you think your provider is uncomfortable with these topics, there are ways VA can help.

Each VA facility has an LGBT Veterans care coordinator (VCC) who can help you find a provider to fit your needs. To find your local LGBT VCC or see what support and resources your facility offers, visit www.patientcare.va.gov/LGBT/VAFacilities.

Other VA health care services that may help veterans with LGBT and related identities include:

Hormone treatment
Substance use/alcohol treatment
Tobacco use treatment
Treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted infections/PrEP
Intimate partner violence reduction and treatment
Heart health
Cancer screening, prevention and treatment
Help with infertility or family planning

To learn about health risks and why you should talk to your provider about your sexual orientation identity, birth sex, and self-identified gender identity, visit the fact sheets below:

All veterans should have access to a safe and welcoming environment that takes your unique needs into account. This June and throughout the year, VA celebrates and supports all who have served.

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