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Aug. 25, 2021
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Call on President Biden to Highlight LGBTQ+ Rights in Ukraine During Meeting with President Zelensky
Rep. Ritchie Torres, ...
Aug. 6, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Klobuchar Leads Colleagues in Urging Secretary Blinken to Provide Additional Support to LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 6, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Senators Urge State Department to Support LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 9, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Tae Johnson, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Again Calls for End to Detention of Trans Migrants
Rep. Grace Meng, ...
June 24, 2021
Rep. Torres' Bill to Collect LGBTQ Small Business Loan Data Passes U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Ritchie Torres
June 23, 2021
Providing for Consideration of H.R. Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of Providing for Consideration of H.R. Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act; Providing for Consideration of H.R. Lgbtq Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act; Providing for Consideration of S.J. Res. Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Relating to ``Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures''; Providing for Consideration of S.J. Res. Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to ``Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review''; and Providing for Consideration of S.J. Res. Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Office of the Comptroller of Currency Relating to ``National Banks and Federal Savings Associations As Lenders''; and for Other Purposes
Rep. Joe Morelle
June 14, 2021
Levin, Chu Reintroduce Legislation Giving Same-Sex Couples Fair Treatment Under Tax Law
Rep. Ritchie Torres, ...
June 11, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Members of Congress Push Effort to End LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Blood Donations
Rep. Ritchie Torres, ...
June 8, 2021
Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan And Bicameral Bill To End LGBTQ+ And Religious Discrimination In The Child Welfare System
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 1, 2021
Congressman Joe Morelle Renews Push To Deliver Essential Protections To Lgbtq+ Americans
Rep. Joe Morelle
May 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the US - As Pride Month Begins, Gillibrand Calls For The Inclusion Of A Permanent Gender Inclusive Marker ("X") On All Federal Ids
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 13, 2021
Rep. Torres' LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement & Investment Act Voted Out of Financial Services Committee
Rep. Ritchie Torres
April 22, 2021
Rice, Gillibrand, Stivers, Murkowski to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Modernize Outdated VA Motto
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 10, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Norris Cochran, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Rep. Ritchie Torres Urges Hhs to Collect Data on Vaccine Distribution, Impact of Covid-19 on Lgbtq+ Community
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
March 4, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Norris Cochran, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Maloney, Co-Chair of the House Equality Caucus, Urges HHS to Reverse Anti-LGBTQ Trump Administration Rule
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Feb. 26, 2021
Congressmen David Scott, Ritchie Torres, and Mondaire Jones Introduce Legislation to Support At-risk LGBTQ Youth
Rep. Ritchie Torres, ...
Feb. 26, 2021
Congressmen Ritchie Torres, David Scott, and Mondaire Jones Introduce Legislation to Support At-risk LGBTQ Youth
Rep. Ritchie Torres
Feb. 25, 2021
Tweet - "No one should face discrimination because of who they are or who they love. I'm so proud the House is voting today to pass the #EqualityAct. I'm working with @SenJeffMerkley, @SenBooker, @SenatorBaldwin, and @SenateDems to pass it in the Senate so President Biden can sign it."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 25, 2021
Congressman Nadler Statement Celebrating Passage of Equality Act
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Feb. 25, 2021
Tweet - "LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. The House just passed the #EqualityAct. And we're working to pass it in the Senate so President Biden can sign it!"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 25, 2021
Congressman Morelle Takes Action to Enshrine Essential Human Rights for LGBTQ+ Community
Rep. Joe Morelle
Feb. 18, 2021
Tweet - "LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. No American should face discrimination simply because of who they are or who they love. Today, I'm standing with @SenJeffMerkley, @SenBooker, @SenatorBaldwin, and @SenateDems to announce that we're reintroducing the #EqualityAct in the Senate."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 4, 2021
Tweet - "LGBTQ+ rights are human rights!"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 2, 2021
Tweet - "The first openly gay Cabinet member confirmed by the Senate in U.S. history!"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 25, 2021
Tweet - "This is big news: President Biden just lifted the Trump administration's heinous, discriminatory ban on transgender Americans serving in our military. Trans rights are human rights!"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
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Title
Politician
Aug. 25, 2021
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Call on President Biden to Highlight LGBTQ+ Rights in Ukraine During Meeting with President Zelensky
Rep.Ritchie Torres, ...
Aug. 6, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Klobuchar Leads Colleagues in Urging Secretary Blinken to Provide Additional Support to LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 6, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Senators Urge State Department to Support LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 9, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Tae Johnson, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Again Calls for End to Detention of Trans Migrants
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
June 24, 2021
Rep. Torres' Bill to Collect LGBTQ Small Business Loan Data Passes U.S. House of Representatives
Rep.Ritchie Torres
June 23, 2021
Providing for Consideration of H.R. Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of Providing for Consideration of H.R. Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act; Providing for Consideration of H.R. Lgbtq Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act; Providing for Consideration of S.J. Res. Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Relating to ``Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures''; Providing for Consideration of S.J. Res. Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to ``Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review''; and Providing for Consideration of S.J. Res. Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Office of the Comptroller of Currency Relating to ``National Banks and Federal Savings Associations As Lenders''; and for Other Purposes
Rep.Joe Morelle
June 14, 2021
Levin, Chu Reintroduce Legislation Giving Same-Sex Couples Fair Treatment Under Tax Law
Rep.Ritchie Torres, ...
June 11, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Members of Congress Push Effort to End LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Blood Donations
Rep.Ritchie Torres, ...
June 8, 2021
Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan And Bicameral Bill To End LGBTQ+ And Religious Discrimination In The Child Welfare System
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 1, 2021
Congressman Joe Morelle Renews Push To Deliver Essential Protections To Lgbtq+ Americans
Rep.Joe Morelle
May 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the US - As Pride Month Begins, Gillibrand Calls For The Inclusion Of A Permanent Gender Inclusive Marker ("X") On All Federal Ids
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 13, 2021
Rep. Torres' LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement & Investment Act Voted Out of Financial Services Committee
Rep.Ritchie Torres
April 22, 2021
Rice, Gillibrand, Stivers, Murkowski to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Modernize Outdated VA Motto
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 10, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Norris Cochran, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Rep. Ritchie Torres Urges Hhs to Collect Data on Vaccine Distribution, Impact of Covid-19 on Lgbtq+ Community
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
March 4, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Norris Cochran, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Maloney, Co-Chair of the House Equality Caucus, Urges HHS to Reverse Anti-LGBTQ Trump Administration Rule
Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Feb. 26, 2021
Congressmen David Scott, Ritchie Torres, and Mondaire Jones Introduce Legislation to Support At-risk LGBTQ Youth
Rep.Ritchie Torres, ...
Feb. 26, 2021
Congressmen Ritchie Torres, David Scott, and Mondaire Jones Introduce Legislation to Support At-risk LGBTQ Youth
Rep.Ritchie Torres
Feb. 25, 2021
Tweet - "No one should face discrimination because of who they are or who they love. I'm so proud the House is voting today to pass the #EqualityAct. I'm working with @SenJeffMerkley, @SenBooker, @SenatorBaldwin, and @SenateDems to pass it in the Senate so President Biden can sign it."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 25, 2021
Congressman Nadler Statement Celebrating Passage of Equality Act
Rep.Jerry Nadler
Feb. 25, 2021
Tweet - "LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. The House just passed the #EqualityAct. And we're working to pass it in the Senate so President Biden can sign it!"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 25, 2021
Congressman Morelle Takes Action to Enshrine Essential Human Rights for LGBTQ+ Community
Rep.Joe Morelle
Feb. 18, 2021
Tweet - "LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. No American should face discrimination simply because of who they are or who they love. Today, I'm standing with @SenJeffMerkley, @SenBooker, @SenatorBaldwin, and @SenateDems to announce that we're reintroducing the #EqualityAct in the Senate."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 4, 2021
Tweet - "LGBTQ+ rights are human rights!"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 2, 2021
Tweet - "The first openly gay Cabinet member confirmed by the Senate in U.S. history!"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 25, 2021
Tweet - "This is big news: President Biden just lifted the Trump administration's heinous, discriminatory ban on transgender Americans serving in our military. Trans rights are human rights!"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
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