VA Employees Face Firing for Wearing Rainbow Items
Employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Hampton Medical Center in Virginia were reportedly warned that they could face discipline or even be fired for wearing or displaying rainbow-themed items.
The warning allegedly cited a Trump executive order, banning rainbow apparel and lanyards, including official VA Pride lanyards.
The Trump administration's efforts to downplay or erase acknowledgment of LGBTQ identity under the guise of eliminating so-called "wokeness" and other references to identity-based characteristics deemed "divisive"
Author's summary: VA employees face firing for wearing rainbow items.
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