Employees at VA hospital say they could be fired for wearing rainbow colors to work
“Anything rainbow like lanyards can get us fired on the spot,” one employee said.
October 27, 2025
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“Anything rainbow like lanyards can get us fired on the spot,” one employee said.
“Stripping that basic medical function away is not about cost or bureaucracy, it’s about punishment,” executive director of Minority Veterans of America Lindsay Church told The Advocate.
“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.
U.S. Rep. Mark Takano and others sent a pointed letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins.
The U.S. government is turning its back on those who served, retired Army Staff Sgt. Alleria Stanley told The Advocate.
The announcement comes days after the VA denied it was rolling back policies for trans people’s dignity.