The Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) congratulates President Elect Joe Biden and Vice President Elect Kamala Harris. We urge the new administration, as we have urged the current administration, to immediately reverse discriminatory policies against military service by qualified transgender…
Thanks to the vision and hard work of TAVA co-founder and vice president Angela Brightfeather, TAVA was successful in persuading the Democratic National Committee to adopt policy that aims to remove discriminatory barriers to medically necessary healthcare for Veterans, service…
Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) is pleased to announce our new national Vice President and national board additions. Our long serving VP Gene Silvestri has retired after years of tireless outstanding service. TAVA's newly elected Vice President is Zander Keig.…
Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Transgender American Veterans Military Retreat - a Conference for Building Community and Self Advocacy Atlanta, September 25 – 27, 2020. Transgender American Veterans Association announces its second conference of Advocacy, Empowerment and…
A full 25 years after our allied countries lifted their bans on gay and transgender service, the US Administration is still determined to enforce discrimination. While three courts have filed injunctions against the administration banning Transgender Service, and one court…
Washington, D.C. Yesterday, Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) joined eight other U.S. veterans organizations on a powerful brief submitted to the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in opposition to the proposed ban on military service…
TRANSGENDER AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION (TAVA) July 26, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Re: POTUS Tweet regarding Transgender Service The proud patriotic veterans and service members of Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) are deeply disappointed by President Trump's heartless tweet this morning prohibiting transgender military service. Understandably, the nation is in shock and disbelief that…
On Thursday July 13th 2017 the US House of Representatives will consider and vote on an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, with minimal or no debate, that would prohibit any funding of medical treatment of transgender service members…
Transgender American Veterans Association, the national transgender veterans service organization, condemns While House administration reversal regarding the right of Transgender American school students to use restrooms consistent with their gender identity. That right was established under Title IX by President…