Lindsay Church

Lindsay Church is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Minority Veterans of America, a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for veterans of color, women, LGBTQ individuals, and religious minorities. In April of this year, they testified before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on mental health support for underserved veterans and underlined the high suicide rates, particularly among transgender and nonbinary veterans. A third-generation U.S. Navy veteran, who served as a linguist, they hold a graduate degree focused on international conflict and extremism, as well as degrees in Near-Eastern civilization and Islamic studies and in Persian-Farsi from the Defense Language Institute. One of their most significant achievements is the creation of Q’mmunity House, the first transitional housing facility in the U.S. specifically for homeless LGBTQ+ veterans. As a trans lesbian individual, their leadership is speaking truth to power and bringing visibility to the struggles and triumphs of LGBTQ individuals in the military, especially amidst a new political climate.