This resolution calls on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the San Francisco Fort Miley Department of Veteran Affairs to recognize and address the health care disparities faced by transgender veterans, particularly black transgender and repatriated veterans. It urges them to create strategies to improve access to essential benefits for these groups.
Resolution urging the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the San Francisco Fort Miley Department of Veteran Affairs to acknowledge the disparities of physical and psychological health and medical care among transgender, black transgender, and repatriated veterans; and to develop transformative strategies for increasing access to these necessary veteran affairs benefits.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a need to address disparities in healthcare access for transgender and repatriated veterans.
Supervisor Matt Haney introduced the resolution urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the San Francisco Fort Miley Department of Veteran Affairs to acknowledge disparities in healthcare for transgender and repatriated veterans.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs approved payment for gender confirmation surgery for veterans and committed to improving treatment for transgender veterans, highlighting the need for further action.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution on November 16, 2021, with a vote of 9-1, urging the acknowledgment of healthcare disparities and the development of strategies to improve access for affected veterans.
The Mayor returned the resolution unsigned, which allowed it to become effective without her approval due to the time limit set by the charter.
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