Happening now -  Melissa Bryant, Chair of MVA's Board of Directors, provides testimony to the House Veterans Affairs Committee's Health Subcommittee on H.R. 3303, the Maternal Health for Veterans Act.  Catch the hearing here - youtube.com/watch?v=bURaMA…

THUNDERCLAP: Federal court allows NVCLR Black Veterans Project YLS Veterans Legal Services Clinic lawsuit by Black veterans seeking redress for decades of race discrimination by Veterans Affairs to go forward, opens door to historic moral reckoning. Edelson PC

“[It’s] disappointing because Secretary Denis McDonough has made so many public commitments to providing this care at Veterans Affairs ” - YLS Veterans Legal Services Clinic student K.N. McCleary. TAVA (Transgender American Veterans Association) thewarhorse.org/no-gender-affi…

Gorgeous Spring day on Capitol Hill w/ the Military Reform Coalition led by Minority Veterans of America! We’re a group of grassroots Vets and likeminded orgs dedicated to #EndingMST and pushing smart Department of Defense 🇺🇸 Veterans Affairs policy for Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month! #SAAPM

And in another office in Longworth, thanks to Congressman Don Davis for meeting with our Military Reform Coalition, dedicated to #EndingMST and pushing for smart policy from Department of Defense 🇺🇸 Veterans Affairs this Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month! #SAAPM

Military Reform Coalition Team Bravo, on the move! #EndingMST #SAAPM

Huge thanks to @RepMace for meeting with the Military Reform Coalition led by Minority Veterans of America today! We’re a group of grassroots Vets and likeminded orgs dedicated to #EndingMST and pushing for smart Department of Defense 🇺🇸 @DeptVeteransAffairs policy to support Mil/Vet survivors #SAAPM

Thank you, Elizabeth Warren for meeting w/ our Military Reform Coalition & Minority Veterans of America, for hearing our sexual assault survivors’ stories, and pushing for smart policy solutions for #EndingMST in Department of Defense 🇺🇸 Veterans Affairs! #SAAPM

@minorityvets is on the Hill this week with the Military Reform Coalition for #SAAPM. We're meeting w/members + staff to raise awareness for the issue of sexual assault and harassment in the military + the need to support survivors, including w/contraceptive access w/o a copay.

The MRC is a group of grassroots veterans and supportive organizations dedicated to #EndingMST and pushing for smart Department of Defense 🇺🇸 and @DeptVeteransAffairs policy to support survivors and includes @NWLC, Center for Reproductive Rights, Power to Decide, The Pink Berets, and more. #SAAPM

Proud to serve with this amazing, diverse coalition of Vets and orgs who truly value our service. We came together in the wake of #VanessaGuillen’s murder and our commitment to #EndingMST has continued to grow into this mighty group. The work continues! #SAAPM

And we’re off on Day 2 of the Military Reform Coalition’s advocacy on the Hill, dedicated to #EndingMST and pushing for strengthened policy Department of Defense 🇺🇸 & Veterans Affairs supporting survivors this Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month! #SAAPM

Aloha and mahalo🌺 to U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda for hearing our survivors’ stories and supporting the smart policy recs from our Military Reform Coalition towards #EndingMST Department of Defense 🇺🇸 & Veterans Affairs. We appreciate your commitment to supporting all service members! #SAAPM

And huge thanks to Rep. Jason Crow staff for meeting with our Military Reform Coalition, hearing our stories and policy recs on #EndingMST Department of Defense 🇺🇸 Veterans Affairs, and learning how to best support military sexual trauma survivors—we appreciate the support! #SAAPM

Today, CEC Vice Chairs & Trans Equality Task Force Co-Chairs Congresswoman Sara Jacobs & Rep. Pramila Jayapal led Members in a discussion with trans servicemembers, trans veterans, and policy experts. We'll always have trans Americans' backs, especially in the face of the GOP's anti-trans attacks.

Thanks to Senator Jon Tester for hearing Minority Veterans of America intersectional priorities for #WomenVeterans this week! We applaud the work you do in partnership with VSOs to improve Veterans Affairs benefits delivery and care for all who served, especially our most vulnerable and underserved.

I’m tired… and some days I’m downright drowning due to the overwhelming feeling that I have to do more & more & more. I’m on my second flight of the day to get to Philly. You ask why Philly? Because the turnout there is critical to us winning PA in November! You see, some

President Biden announced pardons for former U.S. service personnel who were convicted under a military law, repealed in 2013, that banned gay sex. Geoff Bennett speaks to Lindsay Church for more.

Who’s ready for debate bingo?! While we add a little levity tonight, trust we know the stakes. #PresidentialDebate

Good to see folks doing related work in adjacent spaces: George US-Ukraine Veterans Bridge Lindsay Church Minority Veterans of America