VA Ends Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Veterans Following Trump Executive Order

The Department of Veterans Affairs halts hormone therapy and other treatments for gender dysphoria, redirecting funds to assist severely injured veterans.

The VA will no longer provide gender-affirming medical treatments, including hormone therapy and prosthetics, except for veterans already receiving such care.
The decision aligns with a Trump administration executive order defining sex as strictly male or female and banning federal funding for gender-affirming treatments.
Savings from ending these services will be redirected to support severely injured veterans, such as amputees and paralyzed veterans.
The VA has implemented policies segregating bathrooms and patient rooms by biological sex across its facilities.
Advocacy groups and medical experts warn the rollback could harm the mental and physical health of transgender veterans, who face high rates of mental health challenges and suicide.