NEOAVER - NE Ohio chapter of AVER

11/24/2024

‼️ Holiday Closure Announcement ‼️

The LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland will be closed next Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, in observance of Thanksgiving.

We wish you and your loved ones a safe and joyful holiday! 🦃🌈 The Center will reopen on Monday, December 2, with regular hours of 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM.

01/12/2022

Due to the still very high rates of COVID transmission in Cuyahoga County, this week's Cleveland Veterans Pride meeting is canceled. Hope to see you next week!

01/05/2022

Due to the extremely high risk of COVID-19 Omicron transmission in Cuyahoga County currently, today's Cleveland Veterans Pride meeting (05 Jan 2022) at the LGBT Center is canceled. We hope to see you next week.

03/10/2021

For all veterans who use the Northeast Ohio VA Healthcare System, the COVID-19 vaccine is now available without any age or health condition restrictions.

Good news! We've expanded vaccine eligibility for Northeast Ohio Veterans. All Veterans currently enrolled and eligible for VA health care in Northeast Ohio can now schedule to receive their COVID-19 Vaccine regardless of age or pre-existing conditions.

Veterans can call us or complete the survey linked on our website below for us to call them. Veterans can also call our vaccine scheduling line at 216-707-7660.

https://www.cleveland.va.gov/services/covid-19-vaccines.asp

NOT ENROLLED: Veterans who are not currently enrolled in VA health care can contact the VA Northeast Ohio Outreach team to explore their eligibility: [email protected] / 216-707-7914.

11/17/2020

Posting on behalf of Cleveland
Veterans Pride.:

Due to recent increases in SARS-CoV-2 spread in northeast Ohio, this week we will be meeting only via Google Meeting video conference.

One point of business will be discussing whether folks feel safe meeting at the Center, or if we need to stay in a video conference format until the holidays and their expected COVID-19 spikes have passed

Cleveland Veterans Pride is a drop-in social support group for LGBTQIA+ veterans in the northeast Ohio region.

For the meeting link, please email your name, city, and veteran/military status to [email protected]

11/01/2020

Posting on behalf of Cleveland Veterans Pride, a social support group for LGBTQIA+ veterans and military in northeast Ohio:

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"FYI: the regular in-person attendees of Cleveland Veterans Pride (our only semblance of a 'quorum') have decided to cancel the meeting on Tuesday 03 November, due to potential traffic issues for those who have a significant cross-town drive.

We hope everyone stays warm and safe. The next planned CVP meeting will be on Tuesday 10 November, 6:30-7:30pm as usual. We hope to see our veterans there!"

01/28/2018

With heavy hearts, we extend our condolences to the family and friends of John J Kelly, the President Emeritus of - Rocky Mountain Chapter.

The Center community is deeply saddened to learn this morning of the passing of John Kelly. John was a long-time front desk volunteer and a passionate advocate for the LGBTQ community. One of his proudest achievements was working to found American Veterans for Equal Rights AVER-RMC. We send our deepest condolences to John's friends and family. His many contributions continue to enrich our community.

10/16/2017

Are you or is someone you know looking for a job? The Veteran's Hiring Fair is coming up Thursday, October 19 at the Parma Heights American Legion Post 703. Veterans are encouraged to bring copies of their discharge paperwork, resumes and should be prepared to interview on site. There will also be a free shuttle service from the Cleveland VA Medical Center, the Parma VA Outpatient Clinic and Tri-C West Campus.

08/08/2017

Need help with some of life's big decisions? Join us at the Advance Directives Fair tomorrow, August 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at our Community Resource and Referral Center to receive help. For more info, contact our CRRC at 216-391-0264 Ext. 7772.

07/28/2017

AMERICAN VETERANS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 26, 2017

RE: Trump Tweets Ban Transgender Service

Contact:

AVER Public Affairs, Denny Meyer 718.849.5665 [email protected]

AVER President, Steve Loomis, LTC, USA, (Ret) 505.301.1737

Atlanta, GA (JUL 26, 2017) – American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER) is astonished by President Trump's statements this morning prohibiting transgender Americans from serving our country in the US military. On the very anniversary, July 26, 1948, that President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981 to end racial segregation in our US military, President Donald J. Trump issues tweets to bar transgender service members from serving in our same US armed forces. Such an incredible twist of fate in history! One opens doors to liberty. One slams them shut.

"The President's unilateral action concerning transgender service members is insulting to some of our most capable service members and disrespectful to the leadership of our military. Without full consultation a President who never served our country has taken an action that discriminates without factual foundation. Transgender members are already and have always been part of some of our most combat ready units without difficulty for decades and will continue to be in the future. As long as any soldier, sailor, marine, airman or coast guards man has the physical and mental ability, they must be allowed to serve in the defense of our country."

Current policies require that transgender recruits must complete gender transition before they can enter the military. Mr. Trump is simply denying entry into the military to capable male and female volunteers no different from any other man or woman. The citizens of the United States require a military governed by carefully considered policies and not by early morning tweet storms from a President who neither understands the current policy nor cares about the human cost of defending our nation’s liberty. We defend transgender service members right to serve!

07/08/2017

A Mattis memo says he wanted to give the services time to ensure the change won't affect readiness.

07/03/2017

With eternal thanks to all who served to make and keep us free, we wish everyone a safe and peaceful Independence Day!