Since the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, LGBT troops transitioning back into civilian life can access critical housing assistance benefits granted by the federal government to all of our country’s veterans.
As these service members transition out of military housing and into the civilian housing market, they should be equipped with the full understanding of what is available to them as part of their service to our country, particularly since the Federal Reserve’s 2019 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking found that LGBT veterans were over four times more likely than non-LGBT veterans to report finding it difficult to get by financially.
