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July 6, 2017
Velázquez Response to Schatz Comments
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights
Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
June 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Harmful Actions on Civil Rights Protections, Enforcement
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation
Rep. Grace Meng, ...
June 15, 2017
Reintroduce Legislation To Restore Honor To Service Members Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 9, 2017
Gillibrand Introduces Legislation To End Discrimination Against Potential LGBT Adoptive and Foster Parents Based on Their Sexual Orientation; Open More Loving Homes To Children Being Left Behind
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 2, 2017
Velázquez on LGBT Pride Month 2017
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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. Grace Meng, ...
May 3, 2017
Congressman Nadler Condemns Reported Anti-LGBT, Anti-Women Executive Order Providing "License for Discrimination"
Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 2, 2017
Congressman Adriano Espaillat Introduces Equality Act of 2017
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
May 2, 2017
Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation Re-Introduced in Congress
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
April 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Price, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Restore LGBT Questions to Key Older Americans and Disability Surveys
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State, the Hon. Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Chechen Human Rights Violations Towards LGBTI Community
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 31, 2017
Sens. Menendez, Schumer Lead Commemorative Resolution in Honor of Cesar Chavez
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 23, 2017
Velázquez on Trump Administration Attack on Transgender Student Protections
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Feb. 1, 2017
Rep. Nadler Condemns Trump's Sweeping Draft Executive Order Encouraging Anti-LGBT, Anti-Women Discrimination
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Oct. 13, 2016
Congressman Nadler and the NYC Anti-Violence Project Announce $750,000 in Federal Funding to Combat Intimate Partner Violence
Rep. Jerry Nadler
July 15, 2016
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand and Representative Crowley Announce Bill to Name Jackson Heights Post Office in Honor of LGBT Activists and Queens Natives Jeanne and Jules Manford Has Cleared Congress
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 15, 2016
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand and Representative Crowley Announce Bill To Name Jackson Heights Post Office In Honor Of LGBT Activists & Queens Native Jeanne & Jules Manford Has Cleared Congress; Now Heads To President's Desk For Final Signature - Schumer, Gillibrand & Crowley Urge President To Sign Bill Into Law
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 14, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Prohibit LGBT Discrimination in Government Contracting
Rep. Grace Meng, ...
July 1, 2016
Tonko, Sheehan, LGBT Leaders Mark Conclusion of Pride Month, Discuss Progress Made Toward Equality, Work Still Ahead of the Community
Rep. Paul Tonko
June 30, 2016
Senator Gillibrand Statement On Secretary Carter's Decision To Lift Ban On Transgender Service In The Military
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 24, 2016
Gillibrand, Nadler And New York Delegation Praise Official Designation Of Stonewall Inn As National Monument By President Obama
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 24, 2016
Rep. Nadler, Sen.Gillibrand, Sen.Schumer, Gov. Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio and New York Elected Officials Laud President Obama for Designating Stonewall National Monument
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2016
Velázquez on Guns Sit-In
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 24, 2016
Velázquez on Designation of Stonewall Inn as National Monument
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 23, 2016
Congressman Nadler Statement on House Floor During Democratic Sit-In Demanding Common Sense Gun Legislation
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 22, 2016
Rep. Meeks Joins Rep. John Lewis & Democrats in Unprecedented Sit-In to Demand Gun Violence Votes
Rep. Gregory Meeks
June 21, 2016
Letter to Robert Califf, MD, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Donation Ban
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
June 13, 2016
Rep. Clarke statement on mass shooting in Orlando, Florida
Rep. Yvette Clarke
June 12, 2016
Rep. Nadler Statement on Orlando Terrorist Attack at LGBT Nightclub
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 9, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Expand LGBT Protections In The Trans-Pacific Partnership
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
June 9, 2016
Celebrating Pride Month
Rep. Paul Tonko
May 18, 2016
Providing for Further Consideration of H.R. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 10, 2016
Secretary Jewell, Director Jarvis Participate in Public Meeting on Community's Vision for Preservation of Stonewall Site
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
May 9, 2016
Congressman Nadler Calls for New National Monument Commemorating the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, Beginning of the LGBT Rights Movement
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
May 5, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John Kerry, Secretary of State and Ambassador Marcia Bernicat, Ambassador to Bangladesh - USAID Murder
Rep. Grace Meng, ...
May 3, 2016
Congressman Nadler Statement on Stonewall National Monument Campaign
Rep. Jerry Nadler
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. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep. Grace Meng, ...
April 27, 2016
Letter to John H. Thompson, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Grijalva, Sen. Baldwin Lead Bipartisan Effort to Add LGBT Data to Census Survey
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
April 5, 2016
Letter to Chairman Culberson and Ranking Member Honda - Census Bureau to Expand Data Collection on LBGT Individuals
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
March 23, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - LGBT Immigrants
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 3, 2016
Letter to Edith Ruiz, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, Julie Brill, Federal Trade Commissioner, Terrell McSweeny, Federal Trade Commissioner, Maureen Ohlhausen, Federal Trade Commissioner, and Joshua Wright, Federal Trade Commissioner - Conversion Therapy
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Dec. 17, 2015
Congressman Nadler, Senators Gillibrand and Schumer Introduce Legislation to Create National Park Site Honoring America's LGBT History
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Nov. 13, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Statement on Utah Judge's Decision to Remove Lesbian Couple's Foster Care Child
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Nov. 10, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Announces Legislation to Correct Records of Service Members Discharged Due to Discrimination, Sexual Orientation
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Date
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Politician
July 6, 2017
Velázquez Response to Schatz Comments
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
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.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights
Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
June 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Harmful Actions on Civil Rights Protections, Enforcement
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
June 15, 2017
Reintroduce Legislation To Restore Honor To Service Members Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 9, 2017
Gillibrand Introduces Legislation To End Discrimination Against Potential LGBT Adoptive and Foster Parents Based on Their Sexual Orientation; Open More Loving Homes To Children Being Left Behind
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 2, 2017
Velázquez on LGBT Pride Month 2017
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
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.Grace Meng, ...
May 3, 2017
Congressman Nadler Condemns Reported Anti-LGBT, Anti-Women Executive Order Providing "License for Discrimination"
Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 2, 2017
Congressman Adriano Espaillat Introduces Equality Act of 2017
Rep.Adriano Espaillat
May 2, 2017
Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation Re-Introduced in Congress
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
April 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Price, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Restore LGBT Questions to Key Older Americans and Disability Surveys
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State, the Hon. Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Chechen Human Rights Violations Towards LGBTI Community
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 31, 2017
Sens. Menendez, Schumer Lead Commemorative Resolution in Honor of Cesar Chavez
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 23, 2017
Velázquez on Trump Administration Attack on Transgender Student Protections
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Feb. 1, 2017
Rep. Nadler Condemns Trump's Sweeping Draft Executive Order Encouraging Anti-LGBT, Anti-Women Discrimination
Rep.Jerry Nadler
Oct. 13, 2016
Congressman Nadler and the NYC Anti-Violence Project Announce $750,000 in Federal Funding to Combat Intimate Partner Violence
Rep.Jerry Nadler
July 15, 2016
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand and Representative Crowley Announce Bill to Name Jackson Heights Post Office in Honor of LGBT Activists and Queens Natives Jeanne and Jules Manford Has Cleared Congress
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 15, 2016
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand and Representative Crowley Announce Bill To Name Jackson Heights Post Office In Honor Of LGBT Activists & Queens Native Jeanne & Jules Manford Has Cleared Congress; Now Heads To President's Desk For Final Signature - Schumer, Gillibrand & Crowley Urge President To Sign Bill Into Law
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 14, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Prohibit LGBT Discrimination in Government Contracting
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
July 1, 2016
Tonko, Sheehan, LGBT Leaders Mark Conclusion of Pride Month, Discuss Progress Made Toward Equality, Work Still Ahead of the Community
Rep.Paul Tonko
June 30, 2016
Senator Gillibrand Statement On Secretary Carter's Decision To Lift Ban On Transgender Service In The Military
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 24, 2016
Gillibrand, Nadler And New York Delegation Praise Official Designation Of Stonewall Inn As National Monument By President Obama
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 24, 2016
Rep. Nadler, Sen.Gillibrand, Sen.Schumer, Gov. Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio and New York Elected Officials Laud President Obama for Designating Stonewall National Monument
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2016
Velázquez on Guns Sit-In
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 24, 2016
Velázquez on Designation of Stonewall Inn as National Monument
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 23, 2016
Congressman Nadler Statement on House Floor During Democratic Sit-In Demanding Common Sense Gun Legislation
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 22, 2016
Rep. Meeks Joins Rep. John Lewis & Democrats in Unprecedented Sit-In to Demand Gun Violence Votes
Rep.Gregory Meeks
June 21, 2016
Letter to Robert Califf, MD, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Donation Ban
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
June 13, 2016
Rep. Clarke statement on mass shooting in Orlando, Florida
Rep.Yvette Clarke
June 12, 2016
Rep. Nadler Statement on Orlando Terrorist Attack at LGBT Nightclub
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 9, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Expand LGBT Protections In The Trans-Pacific Partnership
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
June 9, 2016
Celebrating Pride Month
Rep.Paul Tonko
May 18, 2016
Providing for Further Consideration of H.R. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 10, 2016
Secretary Jewell, Director Jarvis Participate in Public Meeting on Community's Vision for Preservation of Stonewall Site
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
May 9, 2016
Congressman Nadler Calls for New National Monument Commemorating the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, Beginning of the LGBT Rights Movement
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
May 5, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John Kerry, Secretary of State and Ambassador Marcia Bernicat, Ambassador to Bangladesh - USAID Murder
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
May 3, 2016
Congressman Nadler Statement on Stonewall National Monument Campaign
Rep.Jerry Nadler
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.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep.Grace Meng, ...
April 27, 2016
Letter to John H. Thompson, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Grijalva, Sen. Baldwin Lead Bipartisan Effort to Add LGBT Data to Census Survey
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
April 5, 2016
Letter to Chairman Culberson and Ranking Member Honda - Census Bureau to Expand Data Collection on LBGT Individuals
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
March 23, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - LGBT Immigrants
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 3, 2016
Letter to Edith Ruiz, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, Julie Brill, Federal Trade Commissioner, Terrell McSweeny, Federal Trade Commissioner, Maureen Ohlhausen, Federal Trade Commissioner, and Joshua Wright, Federal Trade Commissioner - Conversion Therapy
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Dec. 17, 2015
Congressman Nadler, Senators Gillibrand and Schumer Introduce Legislation to Create National Park Site Honoring America's LGBT History
Rep.Jerry Nadler
Nov. 13, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Statement on Utah Judge's Decision to Remove Lesbian Couple's Foster Care Child
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Nov. 10, 2015
Senator Gillibrand Announces Legislation to Correct Records of Service Members Discharged Due to Discrimination, Sexual Orientation
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
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.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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