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April 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
March 27, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - More Than 100 Democrats to Call on Department of Health and Human Services to Put Patients First and Withdraw Discriminatory Refusal of Care Rule
Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
Nov. 7, 2017
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Services for LGBT Seniors
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
Nov. 3, 2017
Colorado Lawmakers File Amicus Brief in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
Aug. 8, 2017
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Pallone and Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Attorney General Sessions to Uphold LGBT Worker Protections
Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
July 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
July 26, 2017
Trump's Transgender Military Ban Forces America Backward, DeGette Says
Rep. Diana DeGette
July 19, 2017
Letter to Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Ban
Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
July 6, 2017
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Senate Democrats Urge HUD Secretary Ben Carson to Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
June 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Harmful Actions on Civil Rights Protections, Enforcement
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
June 26, 2017
Bennet Recognizes LGBTQ Equality Day
Sen. Michael Bennet
May 11, 2017
Letter to Heather Menne, Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living - Reinstate LGBT Demographic Questions on the NSOAAP
Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
May 2, 2017
Bennet Joins 45 Senators to Re-Introduce Historic, Comprehensive LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Legislation
Sen. Michael Bennet
June 21, 2016
Letter to Robert Califf, MD, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Donation Ban
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
June 20, 2016
Letter to Robert M. Califf, Commisioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Ban on Gay and Bisexual Men
Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
June 14, 2016
Quigley, House Members and LGBT Allies Push FDA to End Discriminatory Blood Ban on Gay and Bisexual Men
Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
June 12, 2016
Bennet Statement on Orlando Shooting
Sen. Michael Bennet
June 12, 2016
Bennet Statement on Orlando Shooting following Link to Terrorism
Sen. Michael Bennet
May 2, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John King, Secretary of the US Department of Education - Urge to Clarify Legal Protections for LGBT Students
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
April 5, 2016
Letter to Chairman Culberson and Ranking Member Honda - Census Bureau to Expand Data Collection on LBGT Individuals
Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
Jan. 15, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - On the Urgent Implementation of Anti-Discrimination Protections
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Implement Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decisions
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
July 24, 2015
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation
Sen. Michael Bennet
July 23, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Department of Education Secretary - Ensuring LGBTQ Equality
Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
July 23, 2015
DeGette: Time for Full LGBT Equality in All Walks of Life is Now
Rep. Diana DeGette
July 14, 2015
Bennet, Baldwin Introduce Bill to Expand Services for LGBT Seniors
Sen. Michael Bennet
July 14, 2015
Letter to Secretary Duncan, Department of Education - Protecting LGBTQ Students from Discrimination
Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
July 14, 2015
Baldwin, Bennet Introduce Bill to Expand Services for LGBT Seniors
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
June 26, 2015
Bennet Statement on Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Sen. Michael Bennet
March 6, 2015
Brief of 167 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 44 U.S. Senators as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
Feb. 6, 2015
OutFront - Like a Rock: Amidst the Freedom Caucus' Ballyhoo, Congresswoman Diana DeGette Leads a Sisyphean Struggle for Equal Rights
Rep. Diana DeGette
Jan. 13, 2015
Gov. Hickenlooper and Lt. Gov. Garcia Sworn in for Second Term
Sen. John Hickenlooper
Jan. 9, 2015
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ensure Rights of All Married Couples
Sen. Michael Bennet
Dec. 15, 2014
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Drop Ban on Blood Donations from Gay Men
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
Oct. 6, 2014
DeGette Response to Supreme Court Declining Review in Marriage Cases
Rep. Diana DeGette
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commisioner of the Social Security Administration - Same Sex Couples and Social Security Benefits
Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
July 21, 2014
Bennet: Executive Order is Step in Right Direction for Workplace Equality
Sen. Michael Bennet
July 18, 2014
DeGette Hails President Obama's Protections for LGBT Federal Employees
Rep. Diana DeGette
July 10, 2014
DeGette Applauds Debra Johnson's Decision to Issue Marriage Licenses Following Court Ruling
Rep. Diana DeGette
June 29, 2014
Newsletter: 6/29/2014
Rep. Diana DeGette
June 25, 2014
DeGette Statement on Federal Appeals Court Ruling Utah Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Rep. Diana DeGette
June 16, 2014
Bennet: Executive Order Next Step to Eliminating Discrimination in Workforce
Sen. Michael Bennet
June 16, 2014
DeGette Statement on Executive Order Protecting LGBT Employees of Federal Contractors
Rep. Diana DeGette
March 18, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Merkley Leads Over 200 Members of Congress in Calling for Executive Order Protecting LGBT Workers from Workplace Discrimination
Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
Nov. 4, 2013
Bennet, Senate Move Forward on Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Sen. Michael Bennet
Aug. 2, 2013
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Reevaluate Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
Date
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April 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
March 27, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - More Than 100 Democrats to Call on Department of Health and Human Services to Put Patients First and Withdraw Discriminatory Refusal of Care Rule
Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
Nov. 7, 2017
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Services for LGBT Seniors
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
Nov. 3, 2017
Colorado Lawmakers File Amicus Brief in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
Aug. 8, 2017
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Pallone and Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Attorney General Sessions to Uphold LGBT Worker Protections
Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
July 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
July 26, 2017
Trump's Transgender Military Ban Forces America Backward, DeGette Says
Rep.Diana DeGette
July 19, 2017
Letter to Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Ban
Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
July 6, 2017
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Senate Democrats Urge HUD Secretary Ben Carson to Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
June 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Harmful Actions on Civil Rights Protections, Enforcement
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
June 26, 2017
Bennet Recognizes LGBTQ Equality Day
Sen.Michael Bennet
May 11, 2017
Letter to Heather Menne, Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living - Reinstate LGBT Demographic Questions on the NSOAAP
Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
May 2, 2017
Bennet Joins 45 Senators to Re-Introduce Historic, Comprehensive LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Legislation
Sen.Michael Bennet
June 21, 2016
Letter to Robert Califf, MD, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Donation Ban
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
June 20, 2016
Letter to Robert M. Califf, Commisioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Ban on Gay and Bisexual Men
Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
June 14, 2016
Quigley, House Members and LGBT Allies Push FDA to End Discriminatory Blood Ban on Gay and Bisexual Men
Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
June 12, 2016
Bennet Statement on Orlando Shooting
Sen.Michael Bennet
June 12, 2016
Bennet Statement on Orlando Shooting following Link to Terrorism
Sen.Michael Bennet
May 2, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John King, Secretary of the US Department of Education - Urge to Clarify Legal Protections for LGBT Students
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
April 5, 2016
Letter to Chairman Culberson and Ranking Member Honda - Census Bureau to Expand Data Collection on LBGT Individuals
Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
Jan. 15, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - On the Urgent Implementation of Anti-Discrimination Protections
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Implement Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decisions
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
July 24, 2015
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation
Sen.Michael Bennet
July 23, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Department of Education Secretary - Ensuring LGBTQ Equality
Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
July 23, 2015
DeGette: Time for Full LGBT Equality in All Walks of Life is Now
Rep.Diana DeGette
July 14, 2015
Bennet, Baldwin Introduce Bill to Expand Services for LGBT Seniors
Sen.Michael Bennet
July 14, 2015
Letter to Secretary Duncan, Department of Education - Protecting LGBTQ Students from Discrimination
Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
July 14, 2015
Baldwin, Bennet Introduce Bill to Expand Services for LGBT Seniors
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
June 26, 2015
Bennet Statement on Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Sen.Michael Bennet
March 6, 2015
Brief of 167 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 44 U.S. Senators as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
Feb. 6, 2015
OutFront - Like a Rock: Amidst the Freedom Caucus' Ballyhoo, Congresswoman Diana DeGette Leads a Sisyphean Struggle for Equal Rights
Rep.Diana DeGette
Jan. 13, 2015
Gov. Hickenlooper and Lt. Gov. Garcia Sworn in for Second Term
Sen.John Hickenlooper
Jan. 9, 2015
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ensure Rights of All Married Couples
Sen.Michael Bennet
Dec. 15, 2014
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Drop Ban on Blood Donations from Gay Men
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
Oct. 6, 2014
DeGette Response to Supreme Court Declining Review in Marriage Cases
Rep.Diana DeGette
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commisioner of the Social Security Administration - Same Sex Couples and Social Security Benefits
Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
July 21, 2014
Bennet: Executive Order is Step in Right Direction for Workplace Equality
Sen.Michael Bennet
July 18, 2014
DeGette Hails President Obama's Protections for LGBT Federal Employees
Rep.Diana DeGette
July 10, 2014
DeGette Applauds Debra Johnson's Decision to Issue Marriage Licenses Following Court Ruling
Rep.Diana DeGette
June 29, 2014
Newsletter: 6/29/2014
Rep.Diana DeGette
June 25, 2014
DeGette Statement on Federal Appeals Court Ruling Utah Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Rep.Diana DeGette
June 16, 2014
Bennet: Executive Order Next Step to Eliminating Discrimination in Workforce
Sen.Michael Bennet
June 16, 2014
DeGette Statement on Executive Order Protecting LGBT Employees of Federal Contractors
Rep.Diana DeGette
March 18, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Merkley Leads Over 200 Members of Congress in Calling for Executive Order Protecting LGBT Workers from Workplace Discrimination
Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
Nov. 4, 2013
Bennet, Senate Move Forward on Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Sen.Michael Bennet
Aug. 2, 2013
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Reevaluate Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
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