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18 Mar 2025
Eric Lendrum


NextImg:Department of Veterans Affairs Shuts Down Transgender Procedures

On Friday, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rescinded a 2018 directive that agreed to provide treatments for so-called “transgender” veterans, following an executive order from President Donald Trump declaring that the government would only recognize two genders.

As Fox News reports, the memorandum from the VA says that the department “will conduct a comprehensive review of care with respect to trans-identifying Veterans and will undergo the rulemaking process to revise the medical benefits package as deemed necessary; however, this rescission does not affect existing clinical guidance.”

The VA further confirmed that it will not provide any form of so-called “gender-affirming” treatments, including surgeries and cosmetic changes. Such surgeries will remain unauthorized by the VA, as they have not been determined to be a medical necessity.

Any veterans who still receive healthcare from the VA and still demand such treatments will be allowed access to any treatment “that is compatible with generally accepted standards of medical practice as determined by appropriate health care professionals to promote, preserve, or restore the health of the individual.”

The order also declared that all VA facilities, such as bathrooms and locker rooms, must be used only by people of the same gender.

“All intimate spaces such as bathrooms and locker rooms are designated by Sex (M, F) or unisex for single person spaces (e.g., one door, one stall bathroom),” the memo confirmed, noting that “signage related to gender identity has been changed.”