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First VA transgender clinic opens in Cleveland
WKYC-TV ^ | November 11, 2015

Posted on 11/11/2015 4:11:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

CLEVELAND (WKYC) – The Cleveland VA Medical Center will open the first VA clinic specifically dedicated to the healthcare needs of transgender veterans.

It will provide transgender veterans with primary care, hormonal therapy, mental health care and social work services. All of the providers in the clinic have a special interest in transgender care and will create an environment that celebrates and welcomes these veterans.

Transgender patients are an important, but frequently overlooked, VA says in a news release. The Cleveland VA currently treats about 20 transgender veterans.

Each year more than 200 patients are newly diagnosed with gender dysphoria across the country, which puts them at a higher risk for tobacco abuse, mental health disorders, and suicide according to Dr. Megan McNamara, who is the clinical lead for the transgender clinic.

A ceremony will begin Thursday at 12:30 p.m. on the second level of the main atrium at the Wade Park facility.

The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center provides healthcare to more than 112,000 veterans annually through its inpatient and outpatient healthcare services.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: transgenders; veterans
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Had enough?
1 posted on 11/11/2015 4:11:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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I have had enough for sure


2 posted on 11/11/2015 4:15:23 PM PST by MAKOTHEDOG
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Nothing they do holds any Surprises. this is just sick.


3 posted on 11/11/2015 4:15:42 PM PST by easternsky
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So, what’s the breakdown?

How many women pretending to be men, and how many men pretending to be women. There can’t be that many.

In other news, the VA just handed out $142M in bonuses.

#SMH


4 posted on 11/11/2015 4:15:59 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It will take generations to undo Obama’s damage.


5 posted on 11/11/2015 4:16:47 PM PST by rdl6989
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I had enough 6 years ago.


6 posted on 11/11/2015 4:16:52 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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Transgender veterans? I don’t know, this comes across as very bias to me. Why are THEY being treated and not transgendered midget Jewish siamese twins? Why are they left out?


7 posted on 11/11/2015 4:17:06 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (B. Hussein Obama: 20 acts of Treason and counting.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Coup de grâce


8 posted on 11/11/2015 4:17:32 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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9 posted on 11/11/2015 4:18:07 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The Cleveland VA currently treats about 20 transgender veterans. Each year more than 200 patients are newly diagnosed with gender dysphoria across the country

So the single city of Cleveland has 10% of all transgender veterans in the entire country? (if any exist at all)

Bull Shit
10 posted on 11/11/2015 4:18:41 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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Link to the complete text thread on Free Republic.


11 posted on 11/11/2015 4:20:24 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If it wasn’t messed up enough that we have transgender people, now we have transgender clinics.


12 posted on 11/11/2015 4:22:40 PM PST by bramps (Islam is a preview of Hell)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Given our shortage of money. No government program should fund any elective activity. That includes viagara, birth control pills, tummy tucks, and dozens more.

Lets put the money on the victims of tragedies not caused by lifestyle choices.


13 posted on 11/11/2015 4:25:32 PM PST by spintreebob
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Hundreds of vets have died waiting on health care. But the Obama Admin has it as a priority to build a special facility for a few transgendered people, to roll out the red carpet for them. Obama is smirking and giving the finger to the multitude of normal vets who have to wait and wait to visit a doctor while the transgendered are welcomed first in line at a new clinic just for them.


14 posted on 11/11/2015 4:29:51 PM PST by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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"gender dysphoria ... puts them at a higher risk for tobacco abuse..."

Settled science! The debate is over! Holy she-it!

15 posted on 11/11/2015 4:33:17 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o (Stupid is as stupid does.)
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E.D. is always caused by “lifestyle choices” you say?


16 posted on 11/11/2015 4:34:00 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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Anyone else realizes that there is zero pushback from the Stupid Party on these issues? Not even a statement.


17 posted on 11/11/2015 4:40:39 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (I am going to get those guns out of peoples hands. - Hillary Clinton 10/05/2015)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; Impy; GOPsterinMA; randita; Sun; NFHale; ...

There can’t be very many such veterans. It makes me wonder about the huge bonuses that the VA paid out?


18 posted on 11/11/2015 4:42:51 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (The War on Drugs is Big Government statism)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; cripplecreek; neverdem; Old Sarge

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3359032/posts


19 posted on 11/11/2015 4:43:59 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (The War on Drugs is Big Government statism)
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Insanity doesn't even begin to describe this. They can't even treat the most basic problems with anything close to competence and now they propose this? We are truly living in Bizzaro World.
20 posted on 11/11/2015 4:44:50 PM PST by Dave911
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