Inside the Veterans Affairs Department’s underground resistance to Trump’s care ban for transgender vets
“We’re building the underground as fast as we can,” one Veterans Affairs medical center doctor told The Advocate.
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JUNE 17, 2025
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“We’re building the underground as fast as we can,” one Veterans Affairs medical center doctor told The Advocate.
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“We will not forsake the oath we took to provide care,” the letter states.
The announcement comes days after the VA denied it was rolling back policies for trans people’s dignity.