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Feb. 1, 2023
Letter to Charles Barber, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, National Science Foundation - Senators Baldwin, Feinstein Call on National Science Foundation to Better Assess LGBTQI+ Representation in STEM
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 16, 2022
Letter to Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA - Ahead of World Cup Championship Match, Merkley, Pocan, Takano, Torres Lead Colleagues in Bicameral Letter Blasting Fifa for the Association's Anti-lgbtq+ Stance
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
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. Jake Auchincloss, ...
Oct. 6, 2022
Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, ...
Oct. 3, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Melanie Frontes Rainer, Director of the Office for Civil Rights - Senator Baldwin and Colleagues Applaud Biden Admin Restoring Key Nondiscrimination Protections in Health Care, Push to Strengthen Proposal
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Sept. 15, 2022
Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Anne Milgram, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Senator Markey Calls on Biden Admin. To Lift Barriers to Testosterone, Expand Access to Gender-affirming Hormone Therapy
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
July 26, 2022
Vicious right-wing attacks, hateful rhetoric, and discriminatory laws
Rep. Jim McGovern
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. Jim McGovern, ...
July 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Warner, Kaine Join Colleagues in Pressing VA Secretary to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Spouses
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 7, 2022
SENATOR MARKEY SECURES COMMITMENTS FROM ONLINE COMPANIES TO ADDRESS POLICIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HARMFUL "DEADNAMING" PRACTICES
Sen. Ed Markey
June 30, 2022
SENATOR MARKEY, REPRESENTATIVE TITUS LEAD COLLEAGUES IN CONGRATULATING GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ON CONFIRMATION, URGING PRIORITIZATION OF LGBTQI+ RIGHTS GLOBALLY
Sen. Ed Markey
May 20, 2022
Neal, Davis, Pascrell Statement on Gao Foster Care Report
Rep. Richard Neal
April 18, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Cicilline, Meeks, Castro, Titus Call on State Department to Expand Opportunities for LGBTQI+ Diplomats
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
March 31, 2022
Letters to Tech & Financial CEOs - On International Transgender Day of Visibility, Senator Markey and Rep. Jayapal Urge Companies to End Harmful Policies That Restrict Public Profile Names
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
March 31, 2022
Baldwin Supports Senate Resolution Celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Feb. 24, 2022
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Quigley, Equality Caucus Urge Secretary Blinken to Protect LGBTQ+ Rights In Ukraine
Rep. Bill Keating, ...
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. Seth Moulton, ...
Dec. 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS, Hickenlooper, Bennet Join Murray, Wyden, and Colleagues in Call to Ensure All Eligible Same-Sex Couples Receive Pension Survivor Benefits
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Nov. 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Oct. 11, 2021
Tweet - "Happy #NationalComingOutDay to all the brave and wonderful #LBGTQ+ people across #MA5 and the US! Our communities are better places when everyone can live authentically"
Rep. Katherine Clark
Aug. 25, 2021
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Call on President Biden to Highlight LGBTQ+ Rights in Ukraine During Meeting with President Zelensky
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, ...
Aug. 6, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Klobuchar Leads Colleagues in Urging Secretary Blinken to Provide Additional Support to LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Aug. 6, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Senators Urge State Department to Support LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 14, 2021
Tweet - "Every person should be celebrated and free to live safely, regardless of their gender expression. Today, Riley and I are celebrating #InternationalNonBinaryPeoplesDay with a reminder that inclusivity and acceptance make our entire community stronger. We see you."
Rep. Katherine Clark
July 9, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Tae Johnson, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Again Calls for End to Detention of Trans Migrants
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
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Feb. 1, 2023
Letter to Charles Barber, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, National Science Foundation - Senators Baldwin, Feinstein Call on National Science Foundation to Better Assess LGBTQI+ Representation in STEM
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 16, 2022
Letter to Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA - Ahead of World Cup Championship Match, Merkley, Pocan, Takano, Torres Lead Colleagues in Bicameral Letter Blasting Fifa for the Association's Anti-lgbtq+ Stance
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
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.Jake Auchincloss, ...
Oct. 6, 2022
Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World
Rep.Jake Auchincloss, ...
Oct. 3, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Melanie Frontes Rainer, Director of the Office for Civil Rights - Senator Baldwin and Colleagues Applaud Biden Admin Restoring Key Nondiscrimination Protections in Health Care, Push to Strengthen Proposal
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Sept. 15, 2022
Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Anne Milgram, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Senator Markey Calls on Biden Admin. To Lift Barriers to Testosterone, Expand Access to Gender-affirming Hormone Therapy
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
July 26, 2022
Vicious right-wing attacks, hateful rhetoric, and discriminatory laws
Rep.Jim McGovern
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.Jim McGovern, ...
July 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Warner, Kaine Join Colleagues in Pressing VA Secretary to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Spouses
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 7, 2022
SENATOR MARKEY SECURES COMMITMENTS FROM ONLINE COMPANIES TO ADDRESS POLICIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HARMFUL "DEADNAMING" PRACTICES
Sen.Ed Markey
June 30, 2022
SENATOR MARKEY, REPRESENTATIVE TITUS LEAD COLLEAGUES IN CONGRATULATING GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ON CONFIRMATION, URGING PRIORITIZATION OF LGBTQI+ RIGHTS GLOBALLY
Sen.Ed Markey
May 20, 2022
Neal, Davis, Pascrell Statement on Gao Foster Care Report
Rep.Richard Neal
April 18, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Cicilline, Meeks, Castro, Titus Call on State Department to Expand Opportunities for LGBTQI+ Diplomats
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
March 31, 2022
Letters to Tech & Financial CEOs - On International Transgender Day of Visibility, Senator Markey and Rep. Jayapal Urge Companies to End Harmful Policies That Restrict Public Profile Names
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
March 31, 2022
Baldwin Supports Senate Resolution Celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Feb. 24, 2022
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Quigley, Equality Caucus Urge Secretary Blinken to Protect LGBTQ+ Rights In Ukraine
Rep.Bill Keating, ...
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.Seth Moulton, ...
Dec. 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS, Hickenlooper, Bennet Join Murray, Wyden, and Colleagues in Call to Ensure All Eligible Same-Sex Couples Receive Pension Survivor Benefits
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Nov. 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration -
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Oct. 11, 2021
Tweet - "Happy #NationalComingOutDay to all the brave and wonderful #LBGTQ+ people across #MA5 and the US! Our communities are better places when everyone can live authentically"
Rep.Katherine Clark
Aug. 25, 2021
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Call on President Biden to Highlight LGBTQ+ Rights in Ukraine During Meeting with President Zelensky
Rep.Jake Auchincloss, ...
Aug. 6, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Klobuchar Leads Colleagues in Urging Secretary Blinken to Provide Additional Support to LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Aug. 6, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Senators Urge State Department to Support LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 14, 2021
Tweet - "Every person should be celebrated and free to live safely, regardless of their gender expression. Today, Riley and I are celebrating #InternationalNonBinaryPeoplesDay with a reminder that inclusivity and acceptance make our entire community stronger. We see you."
Rep.Katherine Clark
July 9, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Tae Johnson, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Again Calls for End to Detention of Trans Migrants
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
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