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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. Stephen Lynch, ...
June 9, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Expand LGBT Protections In The Trans-Pacific Partnership
Rep. Bill Keating, ...
June 1, 2016
Moulton, Democratic Veterans in Congress Condemn North Carolina's Anti-LGBT Law for Enabling Discrimination Against Veterans
Rep. Seth Moulton
May 31, 2016
Letter to Governor Pat McCrory - Condemning North Carolina's Anti-LGBT Law for Enabling Discrimination Against Veterans
Rep. Seth Moulton, ...
May 19, 2016
McGovern Statement on Republicans' Dishonest Tactics to Support Anti-LGBT Discrimination
Rep. Jim McGovern
May 19, 2016
House Passes National Defense Bill with Moulton's Amendments to Strengthen Counter-ISIL Strategy and Improve Military Mental Health Resources
Rep. Seth Moulton
May 2, 2016
Clark Bill: Higher Ed Discrimination Against LGBT Students Must Be Disclosed
Rep. Katherine Clark
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. Elizabeth Warren, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
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. Seth Moulton, ...
March 23, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - LGBT Immigrants
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
March 8, 2016
Senators Introduce Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Foreign Individuals Responsible for Violence Against the LGBT Community
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
March 8, 2016
Shaheen Introduces Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Foreign Individuals Responsible for Violence Against the LGBT Community
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
March 3, 2016
Letter to Edith Ruiz, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, Julie Brill, Federal Trade Commissioner, Terrell McSweeny, Federal Trade Commissioner, Maureen Ohlhausen, Federal Trade Commissioner, and Joshua Wright, Federal Trade Commissioner - Conversion Therapy
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
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. Ed Markey, ...
Dec. 22, 2015
Warren Joins Quigley, Lee, and Baldwin in Responding to FDA Policy Change to Blood Donor Deferral Policy for MSM
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 18, 2015
Senators Call for Transparency for LGBTQ Students at Schools Seeking Religious Exemptions
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
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. Katherine Clark, ...
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. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Peter Neffenger, Administrator of Transportation Security Administrator - Treatment of Transgendered Individuals by the Transportation Security Administration
Rep. Bill Keating, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Peter Neffenger, Administrator of Transportation Security Administration - Reform Screening Procedures for Transgender Passengers
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
Sept. 10, 2015
Moulton Helps Lead New Effort On LGBT Equality
Rep. Seth Moulton
July 27, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
July 23, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Department of Education Secretary - Ensuring LGBTQ Equality
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
July 14, 2015
Letter to Secretary Duncan, Department of Education - Protecting LGBTQ Students from Discrimination
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
July 9, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
June 26, 2015
Video Statement from Congressman Seth Moulton on the Supreme Court's Marriage Equality Ruling
Rep. Seth Moulton
June 26, 2015
Congressman McGovern Applauds Historic Supreme Court Ruling Expanding Marriage Equality to All 50 States
Rep. Jim McGovern
June 26, 2015
Lynch Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
Rep. Stephen Lynch
June 23, 2015
Letter to Department of Homeland Security - Protect LGBT Immigrants from Sexual Assault
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
June 8, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - LGBT Discrimination
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
May 21, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense - Prevent Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
March 13, 2015
Markey Applauds Boston Pride Marching in South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade
Sen. Ed Markey
March 11, 2015
The Salem News - Moulton Proud to March in Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade
Rep. Seth Moulton
March 11, 2015
Boston Globe - Walsh, Moulton to March in St. Patrick's Day Parade
Rep. Seth Moulton
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. Katherine Clark, ...
Feb. 5, 2015
Rep. Lowenthal and Sen. Markey Hail New State Department Special Envoy on LGBT Rights
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 29, 2015
Congressman Lowenthal and Senator Markey Introduce Legislation Affirming U.S. Commitment to International LGBT Rights
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 29, 2015
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Ed Markey
Dec. 15, 2014
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Director of Health and Human Services - Protect LGBT Unaccompanied Minors
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
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. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Urging Funding to Protect LGBT Human Rights Globally
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
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. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Oct. 7, 2014
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg Endorses Seth Moulton
Rep. Seth Moulton
Oct. 6, 2014
Statement on Today's Supreme Court Decision
Rep. Seth Moulton
Oct. 6, 2014
Bay State Stonewall Democrats Endorse Seth Moulton for Congress
Rep. Seth Moulton
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commisioner of the Social Security Administration - Same Sex Couples and Social Security Benefits
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
Sept. 29, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Use Executive Action to Protect LGBT Immigrants
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
July 31, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit an Opportunity to Advance LGBT Rights
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
July 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - LGBT Oppression and AGOA
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Date
Title
Politician
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.Stephen Lynch, ...
June 9, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Expand LGBT Protections In The Trans-Pacific Partnership
Rep.Bill Keating, ...
June 1, 2016
Moulton, Democratic Veterans in Congress Condemn North Carolina's Anti-LGBT Law for Enabling Discrimination Against Veterans
Rep.Seth Moulton
May 31, 2016
Letter to Governor Pat McCrory - Condemning North Carolina's Anti-LGBT Law for Enabling Discrimination Against Veterans
Rep.Seth Moulton, ...
May 19, 2016
McGovern Statement on Republicans' Dishonest Tactics to Support Anti-LGBT Discrimination
Rep.Jim McGovern
May 19, 2016
House Passes National Defense Bill with Moulton's Amendments to Strengthen Counter-ISIL Strategy and Improve Military Mental Health Resources
Rep.Seth Moulton
May 2, 2016
Clark Bill: Higher Ed Discrimination Against LGBT Students Must Be Disclosed
Rep.Katherine Clark
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.Elizabeth Warren, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
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.Seth Moulton, ...
March 23, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - LGBT Immigrants
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
March 8, 2016
Senators Introduce Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Foreign Individuals Responsible for Violence Against the LGBT Community
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
March 8, 2016
Shaheen Introduces Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Foreign Individuals Responsible for Violence Against the LGBT Community
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
March 3, 2016
Letter to Edith Ruiz, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, Julie Brill, Federal Trade Commissioner, Terrell McSweeny, Federal Trade Commissioner, Maureen Ohlhausen, Federal Trade Commissioner, and Joshua Wright, Federal Trade Commissioner - Conversion Therapy
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
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.Ed Markey, ...
Dec. 22, 2015
Warren Joins Quigley, Lee, and Baldwin in Responding to FDA Policy Change to Blood Donor Deferral Policy for MSM
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 18, 2015
Senators Call for Transparency for LGBTQ Students at Schools Seeking Religious Exemptions
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
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.Katherine Clark, ...
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.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Peter Neffenger, Administrator of Transportation Security Administrator - Treatment of Transgendered Individuals by the Transportation Security Administration
Rep.Bill Keating, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Peter Neffenger, Administrator of Transportation Security Administration - Reform Screening Procedures for Transgender Passengers
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
Sept. 10, 2015
Moulton Helps Lead New Effort On LGBT Equality
Rep.Seth Moulton
July 27, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
July 23, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Department of Education Secretary - Ensuring LGBTQ Equality
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
July 14, 2015
Letter to Secretary Duncan, Department of Education - Protecting LGBTQ Students from Discrimination
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
July 9, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
June 26, 2015
Video Statement from Congressman Seth Moulton on the Supreme Court's Marriage Equality Ruling
Rep.Seth Moulton
June 26, 2015
Congressman McGovern Applauds Historic Supreme Court Ruling Expanding Marriage Equality to All 50 States
Rep.Jim McGovern
June 26, 2015
Lynch Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
Rep.Stephen Lynch
June 23, 2015
Letter to Department of Homeland Security - Protect LGBT Immigrants from Sexual Assault
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
June 8, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - LGBT Discrimination
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
May 21, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense - Prevent Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
March 13, 2015
Markey Applauds Boston Pride Marching in South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade
Sen.Ed Markey
March 11, 2015
The Salem News - Moulton Proud to March in Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade
Rep.Seth Moulton
March 11, 2015
Boston Globe - Walsh, Moulton to March in St. Patrick's Day Parade
Rep.Seth Moulton
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.Katherine Clark, ...
Feb. 5, 2015
Rep. Lowenthal and Sen. Markey Hail New State Department Special Envoy on LGBT Rights
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 29, 2015
Congressman Lowenthal and Senator Markey Introduce Legislation Affirming U.S. Commitment to International LGBT Rights
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 29, 2015
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Ed Markey
Dec. 15, 2014
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Director of Health and Human Services - Protect LGBT Unaccompanied Minors
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
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.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Nov. 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Urging Funding to Protect LGBT Human Rights Globally
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
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.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Oct. 7, 2014
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg Endorses Seth Moulton
Rep.Seth Moulton
Oct. 6, 2014
Statement on Today's Supreme Court Decision
Rep.Seth Moulton
Oct. 6, 2014
Bay State Stonewall Democrats Endorse Seth Moulton for Congress
Rep.Seth Moulton
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commisioner of the Social Security Administration - Same Sex Couples and Social Security Benefits
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
Sept. 29, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Use Executive Action to Protect LGBT Immigrants
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
July 31, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit an Opportunity to Advance LGBT Rights
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
July 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - LGBT Oppression and AGOA
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
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