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Nadeest · 05-20-2016, 10:59 PM

I've been thinking about this for a long time, and tonight I took action.

Currently, the Social Security Department and the State Department will change a person's gender marker with a statement from a doctor, stating that this individual has been, or is being treated to help them transition. However, there is a catch. The form that the doctor has to fill out requires that the doctor provide their pharmacy authorization number. A lot of VA doctors do not have such a thing, as they are only employed by the VA.

Tonight, I wrote President Obama and asked him to correct this flaw, so that veterans whose medical care is through the VA can get their gender marker changed, as well.

Hopefully, he is able to do so.

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05-20-2016, 10:59 PM	#11
Nadeest Member How Do You Identify?: as myself Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Leesburg, FL Posts: 595 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,876 Thanked 2,118 Times in 501 Posts Rep Power: 17077997	I've been thinking about this for a long time, and tonight I took action. Currently, the Social Security Department and the State Department will change a person's gender marker with a statement from a doctor, stating that this individual has been, or is being treated to help them transition. However, there is a catch. The form that the doctor has to fill out requires that the doctor provide their pharmacy authorization number. A lot of VA doctors do not have such a thing, as they are only employed by the VA. Tonight, I wrote President Obama and asked him to correct this flaw, so that veterans whose medical care is through the VA can get their gender marker changed, as well. Hopefully, he is able to do so.