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June 26, 2020
Tweet - "Seven years ago today, #SCOTUS ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages, is unconstitutional. We have more work to do and more walls to break down to achieve full equality for all. #PrideMonth"
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
June 18, 2020
Tweet - "This week's #SCOTUS decision outlawed workplace discrimination for the LGBTQ community. But in too many other areas of life, LGBTQ Americans still face discrimination. It's time to pass the #EqualityAct to fix this injustice."
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
June 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
June 16, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
June 15, 2020
Tweet - "The #SCOTUS 6-3 decision is a huge step forward for #LGBTQ equality in America. We must keep marching for full equality for every #LGBTQ American across our country and work to pass the #EqualityAct in the Senate."
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
June 15, 2020
Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Historic U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on LGBTQ Protections in the Workplace
Rep. Gwen Moore
June 12, 2020
Tweet - ".@realDonaldTrump rolled back Obama-led protections for the #LGBTQ community against health care discrimination. This comes in the middle of a pandemic, on the 4 year anniversary of the deadly #PulseNightclub shooting, and during #PrideMonth. We won't forget this."
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
June 9, 2020
Letter to Mr. Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Quigley Calls for Release of LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
June 2, 2020
Tweet - "In 1969, NYPD raided the Stonewall Inn and brave Americans, led by transgender women of color, stood up to police violence & the Stonewall uprising sparked the LGBTQ movement for equal rights. This #PRIDE2020, the march for full LGBTQ and racial equality continues. Keep marching."
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
May 27, 2020
Letter to John Barsa, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Meng and Brooks Urge USAID to Prioritize Needs of Women and Girls in COVID-19 Response
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
May 26, 2020
Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Denounce HHS Proposal to Permit More Discrimination in Health Care, Weaken Protections
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
May 22, 2020
Letter to Assistant Secretary Elinore F. McCance-Katz, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use of the DHH and and Dr. Richard McKeon, Chief of Suicide Prevention Branch of Center for Mental Health Services - Pingree, 43 Bipartisan Members Urge Trump Admin to Preserve Mental Health Services for LGBTQ Youth Throughout Pandemic
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
May 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sens. Menendez, Baldwin and Rep. Grijalva Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
May 20, 2020
Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
May 7, 2020
Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and John Barsa, Acting Administrator USAID - Senator Markey and Rep. Titus Lead Colleagues in Urging State Department, USAID to Protect Global LGBTQI Population During Coronavirus Pandemic
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
April 2, 2020
Tweet - "I have long fought to end discriminatory blood donation policies to ensure that all healthy individuals are able to donate. @US_FDA took an important step forward today by easing restrictions and we must continue working to have science and facts drive blood donation policies."
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
March 26, 2020
Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
March 26, 2020
Tweet - "COVID-19 has created a blood shortage and we must increase our nation's supply based on science & facts. @US_FDA should not prevent healthy gay & bisexual men from helping to solve our shortage. FDA should change discriminatory blood donation policies to help save lives."
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Feb. 19, 2020
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar II, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Wyden, Merkley Push Trump Administration to Withdraw Rules Allowing for Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
Feb. 10, 2020
Feinstein, Murray, Senate Democrats Question ICE on Treatment of Transgender Detainees
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
Feb. 6, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Van Hollen Joins Murray, Feinstein, Senate Democrats in Letter Requesting Answers on ICE Treatment of Transgender Detainees
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
Jan. 17, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump - Maloney Calls on Trump to Defend Ambassador Recalled for Defending LGBTQ People
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
Jan. 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Leads House Letter Calling for End to Transgender Migrant Detention
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
Jan. 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - 50+ Members Call Out Trump Administration's Removal of Ambassador who Defended LGBTQ People
Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
Jan. 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Rep. Gwen Moore, ...
Date
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June 26, 2020
Tweet - "Seven years ago today, #SCOTUS ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages, is unconstitutional. We have more work to do and more walls to break down to achieve full equality for all. #PrideMonth"
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
June 18, 2020
Tweet - "This week's #SCOTUS decision outlawed workplace discrimination for the LGBTQ community. But in too many other areas of life, LGBTQ Americans still face discrimination. It's time to pass the #EqualityAct to fix this injustice."
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
June 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
June 16, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
June 15, 2020
Tweet - "The #SCOTUS 6-3 decision is a huge step forward for #LGBTQ equality in America. We must keep marching for full equality for every #LGBTQ American across our country and work to pass the #EqualityAct in the Senate."
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
June 15, 2020
Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Historic U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on LGBTQ Protections in the Workplace
Rep.Gwen Moore
June 12, 2020
Tweet - ".@realDonaldTrump rolled back Obama-led protections for the #LGBTQ community against health care discrimination. This comes in the middle of a pandemic, on the 4 year anniversary of the deadly #PulseNightclub shooting, and during #PrideMonth. We won't forget this."
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
June 9, 2020
Letter to Mr. Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Quigley Calls for Release of LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
June 2, 2020
Tweet - "In 1969, NYPD raided the Stonewall Inn and brave Americans, led by transgender women of color, stood up to police violence & the Stonewall uprising sparked the LGBTQ movement for equal rights. This #PRIDE2020, the march for full LGBTQ and racial equality continues. Keep marching."
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
May 27, 2020
Letter to John Barsa, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Meng and Brooks Urge USAID to Prioritize Needs of Women and Girls in COVID-19 Response
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
May 26, 2020
Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Denounce HHS Proposal to Permit More Discrimination in Health Care, Weaken Protections
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
May 22, 2020
Letter to Assistant Secretary Elinore F. McCance-Katz, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use of the DHH and and Dr. Richard McKeon, Chief of Suicide Prevention Branch of Center for Mental Health Services - Pingree, 43 Bipartisan Members Urge Trump Admin to Preserve Mental Health Services for LGBTQ Youth Throughout Pandemic
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
May 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sens. Menendez, Baldwin and Rep. Grijalva Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
May 20, 2020
Rep. Grijalva and Sens. Menendez, Baldwin Lead Bicameral Push for the Trump Admin to Start Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
May 7, 2020
Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and John Barsa, Acting Administrator USAID - Senator Markey and Rep. Titus Lead Colleagues in Urging State Department, USAID to Protect Global LGBTQI Population During Coronavirus Pandemic
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
April 2, 2020
Tweet - "I have long fought to end discriminatory blood donation policies to ensure that all healthy individuals are able to donate. @US_FDA took an important step forward today by easing restrictions and we must continue working to have science and facts drive blood donation policies."
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
March 26, 2020
Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
March 26, 2020
Tweet - "COVID-19 has created a blood shortage and we must increase our nation's supply based on science & facts. @US_FDA should not prevent healthy gay & bisexual men from helping to solve our shortage. FDA should change discriminatory blood donation policies to help save lives."
Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Feb. 19, 2020
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar II, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Wyden, Merkley Push Trump Administration to Withdraw Rules Allowing for Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
Feb. 10, 2020
Feinstein, Murray, Senate Democrats Question ICE on Treatment of Transgender Detainees
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
Feb. 6, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Van Hollen Joins Murray, Feinstein, Senate Democrats in Letter Requesting Answers on ICE Treatment of Transgender Detainees
Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
Jan. 17, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump - Maloney Calls on Trump to Defend Ambassador Recalled for Defending LGBTQ People
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
Jan. 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Leads House Letter Calling for End to Transgender Migrant Detention
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
Jan. 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - 50+ Members Call Out Trump Administration's Removal of Ambassador who Defended LGBTQ People
Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
Jan. 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 70+ House Members Urge Senate to Reject Judicial Nominee Vandyke for his Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Rep.Gwen Moore, ...
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