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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
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Peter Neffenger, Administrator of Transportation Security Administration - Reform Screening Procedures for Transgender Passengers
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Peter Neffenger, Administrator of Transportation Security Administrator - Treatment of Transgendered Individuals by the Transportation Security Administration
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 18, 2015
Gillibrand, Senate & House Members Push To End Limitations on Blood Donations Based on Sexual Orientation
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 27, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
July 23, 2015
Booker Introduces Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 9, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 30, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement Denouncing Refusals by State Officials to Follow Supreme Court Ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 26, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of Marriage Equality
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 26, 2015
Velázquez on Marriage Equality Ruling
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 26, 2015
Tonko Statement on Supreme Court Marriage Equality Ruling
Rep. Paul Tonko
June 24, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement Urging Supreme Court to Rule in Favor of Marriage Equality
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2015
Upcoming Supreme Court Decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, Tanco V. Haslam, DeBoer v. Snyder, and Bourke v. Beshear
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 8, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - LGBT Discrimination
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
May 21, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense - Prevent Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 19, 2015
Gillibrand Introduces New 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
May 17, 2015
Gillibrand, Families, Advocates Announce New Legislation to End Discrimination Against Potential LGBT Adoptive And Foster Parents Based on Their Sexual Orientation; Opening More Loving homes to Children Being Left Behind
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 10, 2015
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Calling for a Vote on Amendments to Budget Resolution
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
April 8, 2015
Rep Nadler Praises Pres. Obama for Calling for an End to 'Conversion' Therapy for LGBT Youths
Rep. Jerry Nadler
March 6, 2015
Nadler, Pelosi, Reid and Feinstein Lead Bicameral Amicus to Supreme Court on Marriage Equality Cases
Rep. Jerry Nadler
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. Yvette Clarke, ...
Jan. 9, 2015
Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on the Respect for Marriage Act
Rep. Yvette Clarke
Jan. 7, 2015
Velázquez Joins Effort to Repeal Discriminatory "Defense of Marriage Act"
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 15, 2014
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Director of Health and Human Services - Protect LGBT Unaccompanied Minors
Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Nov. 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Urging Funding to Protect LGBT Human Rights Globally
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Oct. 10, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Special Envoy for LGBT Human Rights within U.S. Department of State
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Oct. 6, 2014
Rep. Nadler's Statement on the Supreme Court's Actions on Marriage Equality
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commisioner of the Social Security Administration - Same Sex Couples and Social Security Benefits
Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Sept. 29, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Use Executive Action to Protect LGBT Immigrants
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 25, 2014
Letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner Ajit Pai, and Commissioner Michael O'Rielly - Ending Discriminatory Blocking of Online LGBT Resources
Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
July 31, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit an Opportunity to Advance LGBT Rights
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 23, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke Commends Executive Order Banning LGBT Discrimination
Rep. Yvette Clarke
July 18, 2014
Rep. Nadler Applauds President Obama for Protecting LGBT Employees of Federal Contractors
Rep. Jerry Nadler
July 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - LGBT Oppression and AGOA
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2014
Gillibrand Statement After White House Announcement That Same-Sex Married Couples Now Eligible For Additional Federal Benefits Across The Country
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 20, 2014
Nadler, Feinstein Applaud DOJ's Call to Pass their DOMA Repeal Bills
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 16, 2014
Rep. Nadler Applauds Upcoming Executive Order to Ban LGBT Workplace Discrimination
Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 30, 2014
Rep. Nadler Applauds First-Ever Study of Historical Sites Integral to the LGBT Civil Rights Movement
Rep. Jerry Nadler
May 29, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
March 19, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke's Statement in Support of ENDA
Rep. Yvette Clarke
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
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 14, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Anti-LGBT Legislation
Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Feb. 6, 2014
Letter to Thomas Bach, President International Olympic Committee - In Support of Principle 6 Campaign
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 29, 2014
Letter to Catherine Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education - Campus Sexual Assaults
Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Oct. 8, 2013
Letter to Scott Blackmun, CEO, United States Olympic Committee - Ensure Safety of Americans During Winter Olympics
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 24, 2013
E-Newsletter: Syria, 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, LGBT Rights
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Aug. 2, 2013
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Reevaluate Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
July 11, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Implementation of Supreme Court's DOMA Ruling
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 8, 2013
Letter to Secretary Shinseki - Same Sex Marriages
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Date
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Politician
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
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Peter Neffenger, Administrator of Transportation Security Administration - Reform Screening Procedures for Transgender Passengers
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Peter Neffenger, Administrator of Transportation Security Administrator - Treatment of Transgendered Individuals by the Transportation Security Administration
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 18, 2015
Gillibrand, Senate & House Members Push To End Limitations on Blood Donations Based on Sexual Orientation
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 27, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
July 23, 2015
Booker Introduces Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 9, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 30, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement Denouncing Refusals by State Officials to Follow Supreme Court Ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 26, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of Marriage Equality
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 26, 2015
Velázquez on Marriage Equality Ruling
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 26, 2015
Tonko Statement on Supreme Court Marriage Equality Ruling
Rep.Paul Tonko
June 24, 2015
Congressman Nadler Statement Urging Supreme Court to Rule in Favor of Marriage Equality
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2015
Upcoming Supreme Court Decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, Tanco V. Haslam, DeBoer v. Snyder, and Bourke v. Beshear
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 8, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - LGBT Discrimination
Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
May 21, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense - Prevent Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 19, 2015
Gillibrand Introduces New 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
May 17, 2015
Gillibrand, Families, Advocates Announce New Legislation to End Discrimination Against Potential LGBT Adoptive And Foster Parents Based on Their Sexual Orientation; Opening More Loving homes to Children Being Left Behind
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 10, 2015
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Calling for a Vote on Amendments to Budget Resolution
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
April 8, 2015
Rep Nadler Praises Pres. Obama for Calling for an End to 'Conversion' Therapy for LGBT Youths
Rep.Jerry Nadler
March 6, 2015
Nadler, Pelosi, Reid and Feinstein Lead Bicameral Amicus to Supreme Court on Marriage Equality Cases
Rep.Jerry Nadler
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.Yvette Clarke, ...
Jan. 9, 2015
Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on the Respect for Marriage Act
Rep.Yvette Clarke
Jan. 7, 2015
Velázquez Joins Effort to Repeal Discriminatory "Defense of Marriage Act"
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
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.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 15, 2014
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Director of Health and Human Services - Protect LGBT Unaccompanied Minors
Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Nov. 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Urging Funding to Protect LGBT Human Rights Globally
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Oct. 10, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Special Envoy for LGBT Human Rights within U.S. Department of State
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Oct. 6, 2014
Rep. Nadler's Statement on the Supreme Court's Actions on Marriage Equality
Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commisioner of the Social Security Administration - Same Sex Couples and Social Security Benefits
Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Sept. 29, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Use Executive Action to Protect LGBT Immigrants
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 25, 2014
Letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner Ajit Pai, and Commissioner Michael O'Rielly - Ending Discriminatory Blocking of Online LGBT Resources
Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
July 31, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit an Opportunity to Advance LGBT Rights
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 23, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke Commends Executive Order Banning LGBT Discrimination
Rep.Yvette Clarke
July 18, 2014
Rep. Nadler Applauds President Obama for Protecting LGBT Employees of Federal Contractors
Rep.Jerry Nadler
July 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - LGBT Oppression and AGOA
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 20, 2014
Gillibrand Statement After White House Announcement That Same-Sex Married Couples Now Eligible For Additional Federal Benefits Across The Country
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 20, 2014
Nadler, Feinstein Applaud DOJ's Call to Pass their DOMA Repeal Bills
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 16, 2014
Rep. Nadler Applauds Upcoming Executive Order to Ban LGBT Workplace Discrimination
Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 30, 2014
Rep. Nadler Applauds First-Ever Study of Historical Sites Integral to the LGBT Civil Rights Movement
Rep.Jerry Nadler
May 29, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
March 19, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke's Statement in Support of ENDA
Rep.Yvette Clarke
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
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 14, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Anti-LGBT Legislation
Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Feb. 6, 2014
Letter to Thomas Bach, President International Olympic Committee - In Support of Principle 6 Campaign
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 29, 2014
Letter to Catherine Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education - Campus Sexual Assaults
Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Oct. 8, 2013
Letter to Scott Blackmun, CEO, United States Olympic Committee - Ensure Safety of Americans During Winter Olympics
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Sept. 24, 2013
E-Newsletter: Syria, 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, LGBT Rights
Rep.Jerry Nadler
Aug. 2, 2013
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Reevaluate Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
July 11, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Implementation of Supreme Court's DOMA Ruling
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 8, 2013
Letter to Secretary Shinseki - Same Sex Marriages
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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