LGBTQ

Army doctor examines baby held by its mother

Military members in same-sex marriages set for better coverage of infertility treatments

DoD will update its policy for coverage of infertility treatments, giving access to active-duty members who are either unmarried or in same-sex marriages.

Defense

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Married lesbian couple waiting for the results of their pregnancy test. Young female couple holding hands anxiously while taking a home pregnancy test. Young lesbian couple trying for a baby.

LGBTQ+ and single FEHB participants face ‘unnecessary barriers’ under OPM’s definition of infertility

Benefits

House Dems say OPM’s definition of infertility unfair to LGBTQ+ community

Federal Newscast

OPM details how agencies can create a gender-inclusive workplace

Workforce Rights/Governance

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)

Senior Master Sgt. Paul Kalle, 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, speaks with a family during a Deployed Spouses Dinner Feb. 18, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The monthly event is a free dinner at Georgia Pines Dining Facility designed as a ‘thank you’ for each families’ support and sacrifice while their spouse is deployed or on a remote assignment. The dinner, occurring on every third Tuesday of the month, provides an opportunity for spouses to interact with other families of deployed Airmen, key spouses and unit leadership, as well as provide a break for the spouse while military sponsor is deployed. The next Deployed Spouses Dinner will be March 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)

LGBTQ youth with military parents are at risk of mental health issues, new study says

Defense

A smaller scale replica of the Marine Corps War Memorial statue stands near the parade ground at the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Parris Island, S.C. The threat of rising seas is encroaching upon one of America's most storied military installations, where thousands of recruits are molded into Marines each year. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Marine Corps hits its retention goals for the first time in a decade

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Sunday, June 11, 2017 file photo, Equality March for Unity and Pride participants march past the White House in Washington. The Biden administration says the government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care. That reverses a Trump-era policy that sought to narrow the scope of legal rights in sensitive situations involving medical care. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Monday that LGBTQ people should have the same access to health care as everyone else. T(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Agencies already have the tools, interest for collecting LGBTQ data in decision making

Federal Report

White House wants agencies to increase, improve collection of LGBTQ data

Big Data