Transgender Day of Visibility is observed March 31. This observance honors the transgender community, their contributions to society and acknowledges the hardships they may face. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), members of the LGBTQ+ community are nearly four times as likely to experience sexual violence as non-LGBTQ+ people. Research shows […]

This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Navy Veteran Nanette M. “Nan” DeRenzi, who served from 1984 to 2015.

March 29 is National Vietnam Veterans day. VA thanks and honors our approximately 7 million living Vietnam Veterans and the 10 million families of those who served during the Vietnam War period. Since the birth of the United States, no single generation of Americans has been spared the responsibility of defending freedom by force of […]

VA’s Center for Minority Veterans (CMV) partnered with PrideVA and others for fireside chat in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility for a riveting conversation on visibility.