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May 15, 2023
New ED Rule Would Steamroll Five Decades of Progress for Women's Equality
Sen. Jim Banks
May 15, 2023
New ED Rule Would Steamroll Five Decades of Progress for Women's Equality
Rep. Erin Houchin
Nov. 15, 2022
Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Jones Joins Colleagues in Urging Census Bureau to Include Information on Lgbtq+ People in 2030 Census
Rep. André Carson, ...
July 22, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, and Samantha Power, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Expansion of Support for LGBTQI+ Rights in Latin America
Rep. André Carson, ...
June 23, 2022
Rubio, Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Minors From "Gender Reassignment" Surgery
Sen. Jim Banks, ...
April 26, 2022
House Republicans File Discharge Petition for Steube Bill to Protect Women's Sports
Sen. Jim Banks, ...
Feb. 24, 2022
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Quigley, Equality Caucus Urge Secretary Blinken to Protect LGBTQ+ Rights In Ukraine
Rep. André Carson, ...
Feb. 4, 2022
Letter to Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Hon. Rochelle P. Walensky, Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - REPS. MONDAIRE JONES AND RITCHIE TORRES LEAD COLLEAGUES IN URGING CDC AND CMS TO MAKE INJECTABLE HIV PREVENTION DRUG FREE
Rep. André Carson, ...
Sept. 20, 2021
Schatz, Ernst, Young Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Restore Honor To Service Members Unfairly Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation
Sen. Todd Young, ...
March 10, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Norris Cochran, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Rep. Ritchie Torres Urges Hhs to Collect Data on Vaccine Distribution, Impact of Covid-19 on Lgbtq+ Community
Rep. André Carson, ...
Feb. 25, 2021
Congressman Baird Votes No on Equality Act
Rep. Jim Baird
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
Rep. André Carson, ...
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. André Carson, ...
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
Rep. André Carson, ...
Sept. 24, 2019
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Introduces Resolution Recognizing September as "National Suicide Prevention Month"
Rep. André Carson, ...
May 17, 2019
Congressman André Carson Statement on Passage of the Equality Act
Rep. André Carson
May 16, 2019
Rep. Jim Banks Statement on H.R. 5, the "Equality Act"
Sen. Jim Banks
Sept. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - End Ban on Medically Necessary Treatments for Transgender Veterans
Rep. André Carson, ...
June 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Gregg Harper, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration - Pocan Leads More than 50 House Democrats in Calling on Speaker Ryan to Include LGBT Content in Workplace Training
Rep. André Carson, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep. André Carson, ...
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
Rep. André Carson, ...
May 21, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Hold Accountable Russian and Chechen Officials Responsible for Human Rights Abuses Against LGBT Persons in Chechnya
Sen. Todd Young, ...
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
Rep. André Carson, ...
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
Rep. André Carson, ...
Oct. 11, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of US Department of Justice - Stand Against LGBTQ Discrimination
Rep. André Carson, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep. André Carson, ...
Aug. 8, 2017
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Pallone and Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Attorney General Sessions to Uphold LGBT Worker Protections
Rep. André Carson, ...
June 30, 2017
Letter to the Honorable General James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Delay Implementation of Policy on Transgender Service Members
Rep. André Carson, ...
June 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation
Rep. André Carson, ...
May 2, 2017
Congressman Carson Continues Fight to Ensure Full LGBT Equality
Rep. André Carson
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. Todd Young, ...
Feb. 16, 2017
Introduction of the Equality For All Resolution
Rep. André Carson
Feb. 14, 2017
Congressman Carson Celebrates Meaning of Valentine's Day by Reintroducing "Equality for All' Resolution
Rep. André Carson
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. André Carson, ...
June 13, 2016
Congressman Carson Statement on Orlando Mass Shooting
Rep. André Carson
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep. André Carson, ...
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. André Carson, ...
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. André Carson, ...
July 23, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Department of Education Secretary - Ensuring LGBTQ Equality
Rep. André Carson, ...
July 9, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Rep. André Carson, ...
June 26, 2015
Carson Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
Rep. André Carson
April 16, 2015
Introduction of the Equality for All Resolution
Rep. André Carson
April 16, 2015
Letter to Governors - Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Rep. André Carson, ...
April 14, 2015
Join Me in Supporting the Equality for All Resolution
Rep. André Carson
April 1, 2015
Congressman Carson Highlights Need for Federal Nondiscrimination Legislation
Rep. André Carson
March 31, 2015
Newsletter: Equality Isn't Just For Some
Rep. André Carson
March 30, 2015
Congressman Carson Calls for Immediate Repeal of Indiana's SB 101
Rep. André Carson
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. André Carson, ...
May 29, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Rep. André Carson, ...
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
Rep. André Carson, ...
Date
Title
Politician
May 15, 2023
New ED Rule Would Steamroll Five Decades of Progress for Women's Equality
Sen.Jim Banks
May 15, 2023
New ED Rule Would Steamroll Five Decades of Progress for Women's Equality
Rep.Erin Houchin
Nov. 15, 2022
Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Jones Joins Colleagues in Urging Census Bureau to Include Information on Lgbtq+ People in 2030 Census
Rep.André Carson, ...
July 22, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, and Samantha Power, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Expansion of Support for LGBTQI+ Rights in Latin America
Rep.André Carson, ...
June 23, 2022
Rubio, Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Minors From "Gender Reassignment" Surgery
Sen.Jim Banks, ...
April 26, 2022
House Republicans File Discharge Petition for Steube Bill to Protect Women's Sports
Sen.Jim Banks, ...
Feb. 24, 2022
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Quigley, Equality Caucus Urge Secretary Blinken to Protect LGBTQ+ Rights In Ukraine
Rep.André Carson, ...
Feb. 4, 2022
Letter to Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Hon. Rochelle P. Walensky, Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - REPS. MONDAIRE JONES AND RITCHIE TORRES LEAD COLLEAGUES IN URGING CDC AND CMS TO MAKE INJECTABLE HIV PREVENTION DRUG FREE
Rep.André Carson, ...
Sept. 20, 2021
Schatz, Ernst, Young Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Restore Honor To Service Members Unfairly Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation
Sen.Todd Young, ...
March 10, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Norris Cochran, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Rep. Ritchie Torres Urges Hhs to Collect Data on Vaccine Distribution, Impact of Covid-19 on Lgbtq+ Community
Rep.André Carson, ...
Feb. 25, 2021
Congressman Baird Votes No on Equality Act
Rep.Jim Baird
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
Rep.André Carson, ...
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.André Carson, ...
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
Rep.André Carson, ...
Sept. 24, 2019
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Introduces Resolution Recognizing September as "National Suicide Prevention Month"
Rep.André Carson, ...
May 17, 2019
Congressman André Carson Statement on Passage of the Equality Act
Rep.André Carson
May 16, 2019
Rep. Jim Banks Statement on H.R. 5, the "Equality Act"
Sen.Jim Banks
Sept. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - End Ban on Medically Necessary Treatments for Transgender Veterans
Rep.André Carson, ...
June 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Gregg Harper, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration - Pocan Leads More than 50 House Democrats in Calling on Speaker Ryan to Include LGBT Content in Workplace Training
Rep.André Carson, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep.André Carson, ...
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
Rep.André Carson, ...
May 21, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Hold Accountable Russian and Chechen Officials Responsible for Human Rights Abuses Against LGBT Persons in Chechnya
Sen.Todd Young, ...
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
Rep.André Carson, ...
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
Rep.André Carson, ...
Oct. 11, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of US Department of Justice - Stand Against LGBTQ Discrimination
Rep.André Carson, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep.André Carson, ...
Aug. 8, 2017
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Pallone and Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Attorney General Sessions to Uphold LGBT Worker Protections
Rep.André Carson, ...
June 30, 2017
Letter to the Honorable General James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Delay Implementation of Policy on Transgender Service Members
Rep.André Carson, ...
June 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation
Rep.André Carson, ...
May 2, 2017
Congressman Carson Continues Fight to Ensure Full LGBT Equality
Rep.André Carson
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.Todd Young, ...
Feb. 16, 2017
Introduction of the Equality For All Resolution
Rep.André Carson
Feb. 14, 2017
Congressman Carson Celebrates Meaning of Valentine's Day by Reintroducing "Equality for All' Resolution
Rep.André Carson
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.André Carson, ...
June 13, 2016
Congressman Carson Statement on Orlando Mass Shooting
Rep.André Carson
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep.André Carson, ...
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.André Carson, ...
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.André Carson, ...
July 23, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Department of Education Secretary - Ensuring LGBTQ Equality
Rep.André Carson, ...
July 9, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Rep.André Carson, ...
June 26, 2015
Carson Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
Rep.André Carson
April 16, 2015
Introduction of the Equality for All Resolution
Rep.André Carson
April 16, 2015
Letter to Governors - Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Rep.André Carson, ...
April 14, 2015
Join Me in Supporting the Equality for All Resolution
Rep.André Carson
April 1, 2015
Congressman Carson Highlights Need for Federal Nondiscrimination Legislation
Rep.André Carson
March 31, 2015
Newsletter: Equality Isn't Just For Some
Rep.André Carson
March 30, 2015
Congressman Carson Calls for Immediate Repeal of Indiana's SB 101
Rep.André Carson
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.André Carson, ...
May 29, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Rep.André Carson, ...
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
Rep.André Carson, ...
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