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July 19, 2017
Wyden, Merkley Join Colleagues in Introducing LGBT Data Inclusion Act
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 6, 2017
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 30, 2017
Letter to the Honorable General James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Delay Implementation of Policy on Transgender Service Members
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 28, 2017
Wyden, Merkley Join Colleagues in Introducing Senate Resolution Recognizing June as Pride Month
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Harmful Actions on Civil Rights Protections, Enforcement
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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. Ron Wyden, ...
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. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
May 11, 2017
Feinstein, Murray, Wyden Introduce Bill to Rescind Executive Order Setting Foundation for Discrimination, Denial of Health Care
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 2, 2017
Cicilline Introduces Equality Act of 2017
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
May 2, 2017
Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation Re-Introduced in Congress
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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. Jeff Merkley, ...
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. Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 22, 2017
Merkley Denounces Reversal of Policy Protecting Transgender Students
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Nov. 30, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Loretta Lynch, Attorney General of United States Department of Justice - Call on Justice Department to Continue Rigorous Investigations into all reported Hate Crimes
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 17, 2016
President-Elect Trump
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Aug. 26, 2016
Members of Congress File Brief Urging Court to Recognize Employment Protections for LGBT Americans
Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 22, 2016
Merkley Applauds NBA Decision to Move All-Star Game In Response to Anti-LGBT Law
Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 21, 2016
Petition: Do No Harm
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 29, 2016
Members of Congress Urge Court to Recognize Protections for LGBT Americans
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 21, 2016
Letter to Robert Califf, MD, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Donation Ban
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 9, 2016
We Lost That Day, but I'm Still Proud of That Vote.
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 26, 2016
Merkley Statement on House GOP Blocking Spending Bill over Anti-LGBT Discrimination Amendment
Sen. Jeff Merkley
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. Jeff Merkley, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 23, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - LGBT Immigrants
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 8, 2016
Senators Introduce Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Foreign Individuals Responsible for Violence Against the LGBT Community
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 8, 2016
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Foreign Individuals Responsible for Violence Against the LGBT Community
Sen. Ron Wyden
March 8, 2016
Shaheen Introduces Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Foreign Individuals Responsible for Violence Against the LGBT Community
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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. Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 12, 2016
Merkley Statement on State of the Union
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Dec. 18, 2015
Senators Call for Transparency for LGBTQ Students at Schools Seeking Religious Exemptions
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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. Ron Wyden, ...
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. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 27, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 23, 2015
Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation Introduced in Congress
Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 23, 2015
Booker Introduces Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 23, 2015
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 23, 2015
MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: LGBTQ Rights
Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 10, 2015
Booker Joins Senate Democrats to Call for Equal Dignity in the Tax Code
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 9, 2015
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 9, 2015
Senate Democrats Call for Equal Dignity in the Tax Code
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 9, 2015
Senate Democrats Call for Equal Dignity in the Tax Code
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 2, 2015
Newsletter: June 2015
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 26, 2015
Members of Congress, Civil Rights Groups Celebrate Landmark Marriage Equality Ruling, Call for Full Federal LGBT Non-Discrimination Protections
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 26, 2015
Bonamici Statement on SCOTUS Decision Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 26, 2015
Wyden Statement on Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decision
Sen. Ron Wyden
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July 19, 2017
Wyden, Merkley Join Colleagues in Introducing LGBT Data Inclusion Act
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 6, 2017
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
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.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 30, 2017
Letter to the Honorable General James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Delay Implementation of Policy on Transgender Service Members
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 28, 2017
Wyden, Merkley Join Colleagues in Introducing Senate Resolution Recognizing June as Pride Month
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Harmful Actions on Civil Rights Protections, Enforcement
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
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.Ron Wyden, ...
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.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
May 11, 2017
Feinstein, Murray, Wyden Introduce Bill to Rescind Executive Order Setting Foundation for Discrimination, Denial of Health Care
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 2, 2017
Cicilline Introduces Equality Act of 2017
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
May 2, 2017
Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation Re-Introduced in Congress
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
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.Jeff Merkley, ...
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.Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 22, 2017
Merkley Denounces Reversal of Policy Protecting Transgender Students
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Nov. 30, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Loretta Lynch, Attorney General of United States Department of Justice - Call on Justice Department to Continue Rigorous Investigations into all reported Hate Crimes
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 17, 2016
President-Elect Trump
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Aug. 26, 2016
Members of Congress File Brief Urging Court to Recognize Employment Protections for LGBT Americans
Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 22, 2016
Merkley Applauds NBA Decision to Move All-Star Game In Response to Anti-LGBT Law
Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 21, 2016
Petition: Do No Harm
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 29, 2016
Members of Congress Urge Court to Recognize Protections for LGBT Americans
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 21, 2016
Letter to Robert Califf, MD, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Donation Ban
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
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.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 9, 2016
We Lost That Day, but I'm Still Proud of That Vote.
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 26, 2016
Merkley Statement on House GOP Blocking Spending Bill over Anti-LGBT Discrimination Amendment
Sen.Jeff Merkley
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.Jeff Merkley, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 23, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - LGBT Immigrants
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 8, 2016
Senators Introduce Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Foreign Individuals Responsible for Violence Against the LGBT Community
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 8, 2016
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Foreign Individuals Responsible for Violence Against the LGBT Community
Sen.Ron Wyden
March 8, 2016
Shaheen Introduces Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Foreign Individuals Responsible for Violence Against the LGBT Community
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
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.Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 12, 2016
Merkley Statement on State of the Union
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Dec. 18, 2015
Senators Call for Transparency for LGBTQ Students at Schools Seeking Religious Exemptions
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
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.Ron Wyden, ...
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.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 27, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
July 23, 2015
Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation Introduced in Congress
Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 23, 2015
Booker Introduces Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 23, 2015
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 23, 2015
MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: LGBTQ Rights
Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 10, 2015
Booker Joins Senate Democrats to Call for Equal Dignity in the Tax Code
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 9, 2015
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 9, 2015
Senate Democrats Call for Equal Dignity in the Tax Code
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 9, 2015
Senate Democrats Call for Equal Dignity in the Tax Code
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 2, 2015
Newsletter: June 2015
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 26, 2015
Members of Congress, Civil Rights Groups Celebrate Landmark Marriage Equality Ruling, Call for Full Federal LGBT Non-Discrimination Protections
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 26, 2015
Bonamici Statement on SCOTUS Decision Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 26, 2015
Wyden Statement on Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decision
Sen.Ron Wyden
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