Women and LGBTQ Veterans face specific challenges in avoiding and experiencing homelessness. This session will explore the issue from three angles: policy, law, and research. You’ll learn about Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and the Equal Access Rule and their long-term impact on veterans. 

Speakers: Dylan Waguespack, Public Policy and External Affairs Director , True Colors; Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, Researcher, National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans; Bob Alexander, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity liaison to the Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, Swords to Plowshares