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Sept. 26, 2020
Governor Newsom Signs Legislation Strengthening Protections for LGBTQ+ Californians
Sen. Scott Wiener, ...
July 30, 2020
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Wexton Leads Bicameral Response to Trump Administration's Anti-Trans Equal Access Rule Change
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
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
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
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
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Sends Letter to Senate Leadership, Pens Op-Ed Opposing Nevada Judicial Nominee VanDyke for Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Jennifer Moughalian, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Velázquez, Craig and Maloney Press HHS on Removal of LGBTQ Protections
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
May 11, 2018
Letter to Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Nadler Demands Bureau of Justice Statistics Abandon Effort to Erase LGBT Teen Crime Victims
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
March 27, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - More Than 100 Democrats to Call on Department of Health and Human Services to Put Patients First and Withdraw Discriminatory Refusal of Care Rule
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
June 12, 2016
Rep. McNerney Issues Statement on Orlando Nightclub Shooting
Sen. Jerry McNerney
June 9, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Expand LGBT Protections In The Trans-Pacific Partnership
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
June 26, 2015
Rep. McNerney Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
Sen. Jerry McNerney
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
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
May 29, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
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. Jerry McNerney, ...
March 1, 2013
212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Oct. 2, 2012
Recognizing LGBT History Month
Sen. Laura Richardson
Oct. 2, 2012
Recognizing 3rd Anniversary of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Sen. Laura Richardson
Sept. 7, 2012
Pelosi, Nadler, 143 House Members File New Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA
Sen. Laura Richardson, ...
July 10, 2012
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Joins Fellow House Members in Amicus Brief on Federal Case against DOMA
Sen. Laura Richardson
July 10, 2012
Pelosi, Nadler, 130 House Members File Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA
Sen. Laura Richardson, ...
June 6, 2012
Recognizing June as LGBT Pride Month
Sen. Laura Richardson
Nov. 2, 2011
Pelosi, 132 House Members File Amicus Brief in Landmark Court Challenge to DOMA
Sen. Jerry McNerney, ...
Oct. 14, 2011
In Recognition of LGBT History Month
Sen. Laura Richardson
June 15, 2011
Letter to Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State - Uphold and Defend Human Rights Overseas
Sen. Laura Richardson, ...
Jan. 25, 2010
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Foreign Discrimination Against LGBT Community
Sen. Laura Richardson, ...
June 22, 2009
Letter to Barack Obama, President Of The United States - Suspend "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Sen. Laura Richardson, ...
June 8, 2007
Who's Going To Washington?
Sen. Laura Richardson
June 6, 2007
Gay Issues Key In 37th Race
Sen. Laura Richardson
Jan. 1, 2018
Issue Position: Equality for LGBTQ People
Sen. Eloise Reyes
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Women's/Civil Rights
AM Marc Berman
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Supporting the LGBT Community
Sen. Scott Wiener
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Sept. 26, 2020
Governor Newsom Signs Legislation Strengthening Protections for LGBTQ+ Californians
Sen.Scott Wiener, ...
July 30, 2020
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Wexton Leads Bicameral Response to Trump Administration's Anti-Trans Equal Access Rule Change
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
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
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
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
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Sends Letter to Senate Leadership, Pens Op-Ed Opposing Nevada Judicial Nominee VanDyke for Anti-LGBTQ+ Beliefs
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Jennifer Moughalian, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Velázquez, Craig and Maloney Press HHS on Removal of LGBTQ Protections
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
May 11, 2018
Letter to Jennifer Truman, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Nadler Demands Bureau of Justice Statistics Abandon Effort to Erase LGBT Teen Crime Victims
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
March 27, 2018
Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - More Than 100 Democrats to Call on Department of Health and Human Services to Put Patients First and Withdraw Discriminatory Refusal of Care Rule
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
June 12, 2016
Rep. McNerney Issues Statement on Orlando Nightclub Shooting
Sen.Jerry McNerney
June 9, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Expand LGBT Protections In The Trans-Pacific Partnership
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
June 26, 2015
Rep. McNerney Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
Sen.Jerry McNerney
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
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
May 29, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
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.Jerry McNerney, ...
March 1, 2013
212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Oct. 2, 2012
Recognizing LGBT History Month
Sen.Laura Richardson
Oct. 2, 2012
Recognizing 3rd Anniversary of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Sen.Laura Richardson
Sept. 7, 2012
Pelosi, Nadler, 143 House Members File New Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA
Sen.Laura Richardson, ...
July 10, 2012
Congresswoman Laura Richardson Joins Fellow House Members in Amicus Brief on Federal Case against DOMA
Sen.Laura Richardson
July 10, 2012
Pelosi, Nadler, 130 House Members File Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA
Sen.Laura Richardson, ...
June 6, 2012
Recognizing June as LGBT Pride Month
Sen.Laura Richardson
Nov. 2, 2011
Pelosi, 132 House Members File Amicus Brief in Landmark Court Challenge to DOMA
Sen.Jerry McNerney, ...
Oct. 14, 2011
In Recognition of LGBT History Month
Sen.Laura Richardson
June 15, 2011
Letter to Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State - Uphold and Defend Human Rights Overseas
Sen.Laura Richardson, ...
Jan. 25, 2010
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Foreign Discrimination Against LGBT Community
Sen.Laura Richardson, ...
June 22, 2009
Letter to Barack Obama, President Of The United States - Suspend "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Sen.Laura Richardson, ...
June 8, 2007
Who's Going To Washington?
Sen.Laura Richardson
June 6, 2007
Gay Issues Key In 37th Race
Sen.Laura Richardson
Jan. 1, 2018
Issue Position: Equality for LGBTQ People
Sen.Eloise Reyes
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Women's/Civil Rights
AMMarc Berman
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Supporting the LGBT Community
Sen.Scott Wiener
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