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.
The announcement comes days after the VA denied it was rolling back policies for trans people’s dignity.