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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. Chellie Pingree, ...
Sept. 15, 2022
Senators' Statement on Bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
June 29, 2021
Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Perpetrators of Global Violence against LGBTI Communities
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
June 16, 2021
DelBene, Pappas, Klobuchar, Collins Introduce Legislation to Expand LGBTQ+ Representation at the VA
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
June 15, 2021
King Pushes to Curb Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ in the Child Welfare System
Sen. Angus King
May 25, 2021
Maine Delegation Comes Together to Raise Awareness of Teen LGBTQ Suicide
Rep. Jared Golden, ...
March 2, 2021
King Announces Support for Landmark Legislation to Protect LGBTQ Americans
Sen. Angus King
Aug. 4, 2020
Van Hollen, Wyden, Feinstein Take Action to Protect Health Care Freedoms in Court
Sen. Angus King, ...
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. Chellie Pingree, ...
June 25, 2020
Following LGBTQ SCOTUS Ruling, Gillibrand, Collins Introduce Amendment To Defense Bill To Give Transgender Service Members Anti-Discrimination Protections
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
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. Angus King, ...
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. Chellie Pingree, ...
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. Chellie Pingree, ...
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
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
March 26, 2020
Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
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. Chellie Pingree, ...
Dec. 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service - Feinstein, Wyden, Murrary, Colleagues Demand HHS Rescind Rule Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
Sen. Angus King, ...
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
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
July 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 50 House Democrats Demand Answers on Pompeo's "Unalienable Rights" Commission
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
June 11, 2019
To Mark Pride Month, Senator King and Colleagues Introduce Bill Banning Gay & Trans "Panic' Defense
Sen. Angus King
May 17, 2019
Equality Act
Rep. Chellie Pingree
May 17, 2019
Merkley, Collins, Baldwin, Booker Pledge to Work to Continue Equality Act Momentum in Senate
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
April 30, 2019
Kaine, Collins, King Introduce Bill To Protect LGBTQ Americans From Housing Discrimination
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
Oct. 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Collins Expresses Concern over New State Department Policy Affecting Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats and Staff
Sen. Susan Collins
Oct. 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Schneider Leads 100+ Democratic Members Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
Sept. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - End Ban on Medically Necessary Treatments for Transgender Veterans
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
July 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
Sen. Angus King, ...
July 20, 2018
Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Paul Ryan, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi - Drop Harmful Plan of Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
Sen. Angus King, ...
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. Chellie Pingree, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
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. Chellie Pingree, ...
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. Chellie Pingree, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
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. Chellie Pingree, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - Investigate Reported Persecution of LGBTQ People in Azerbaijan
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Senators McCain, Gillibrand, Collins, Reed Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Transgender Service Members
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
Sept. 11, 2017
Senators Gillibrand, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Amendment To Protect Transgender Service Members
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
July 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
July 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Confront Putin on Anti-LGBT Violence in Chechnya
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
July 6, 2017
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen. Angus King, ...
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Senate Democrats Urge HUD Secretary Ben Carson to Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen. Angus King, ...
June 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
May 11, 2017
Letter to Heather Menne, Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living - Reinstate LGBT Demographic Questions on the NSOAAP
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
May 10, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - Sens. Harris and Collins Call on State Dept. to Press Russian Government on Violence Against LGBT Men in Chechnya
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
April 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Price, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Restore LGBT Questions to Key Older Americans and Disability Surveys
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
April 6, 2017
Senate Unanimously Passes Harris, Rubio, Feinstein, and Collins' Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Ethnic, Religious & Racial Hate Crimes
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
April 5, 2017
Senate Passes Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Ethnic, Religious & Racial Hate Crimes
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
March 15, 2017
Senators Collins, Shaheen Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prohibit LGBT Discrimination During Jury Selection Process
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
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. Chellie Pingree, ...
Date
Title
Politician
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.Chellie Pingree, ...
Sept. 15, 2022
Senators' Statement on Bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
June 29, 2021
Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Perpetrators of Global Violence against LGBTI Communities
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
June 16, 2021
DelBene, Pappas, Klobuchar, Collins Introduce Legislation to Expand LGBTQ+ Representation at the VA
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
June 15, 2021
King Pushes to Curb Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ in the Child Welfare System
Sen.Angus King
May 25, 2021
Maine Delegation Comes Together to Raise Awareness of Teen LGBTQ Suicide
Rep.Jared Golden, ...
March 2, 2021
King Announces Support for Landmark Legislation to Protect LGBTQ Americans
Sen.Angus King
Aug. 4, 2020
Van Hollen, Wyden, Feinstein Take Action to Protect Health Care Freedoms in Court
Sen.Angus King, ...
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.Chellie Pingree, ...
June 25, 2020
Following LGBTQ SCOTUS Ruling, Gillibrand, Collins Introduce Amendment To Defense Bill To Give Transgender Service Members Anti-Discrimination Protections
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
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.Angus King, ...
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.Chellie Pingree, ...
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.Chellie Pingree, ...
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
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
March 26, 2020
Letter to Ambassador Deborah Birx - Haaland, Davids Lead Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Expressing Concern on Coronavirus and the LGBTQ Community
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
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.Chellie Pingree, ...
Dec. 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service - Feinstein, Wyden, Murrary, Colleagues Demand HHS Rescind Rule Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
Sen.Angus King, ...
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
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
July 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 50 House Democrats Demand Answers on Pompeo's "Unalienable Rights" Commission
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
June 11, 2019
To Mark Pride Month, Senator King and Colleagues Introduce Bill Banning Gay & Trans "Panic' Defense
Sen.Angus King
May 17, 2019
Equality Act
Rep.Chellie Pingree
May 17, 2019
Merkley, Collins, Baldwin, Booker Pledge to Work to Continue Equality Act Momentum in Senate
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
April 30, 2019
Kaine, Collins, King Introduce Bill To Protect LGBTQ Americans From Housing Discrimination
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
Oct. 24, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Collins Expresses Concern over New State Department Policy Affecting Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats and Staff
Sen.Susan Collins
Oct. 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Schneider Leads 100+ Democratic Members Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
Sept. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - End Ban on Medically Necessary Treatments for Transgender Veterans
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
July 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
Sen.Angus King, ...
July 20, 2018
Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Paul Ryan, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi - Drop Harmful Plan of Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
Sen.Angus King, ...
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.Chellie Pingree, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
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.Chellie Pingree, ...
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.Chellie Pingree, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
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.Chellie Pingree, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - Investigate Reported Persecution of LGBTQ People in Azerbaijan
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Senators McCain, Gillibrand, Collins, Reed Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Transgender Service Members
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
Sept. 11, 2017
Senators Gillibrand, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Amendment To Protect Transgender Service Members
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
July 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
July 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Confront Putin on Anti-LGBT Violence in Chechnya
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
July 6, 2017
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen.Angus King, ...
July 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Senate Democrats Urge HUD Secretary Ben Carson to Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen.Angus King, ...
June 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
May 11, 2017
Letter to Heather Menne, Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living - Reinstate LGBT Demographic Questions on the NSOAAP
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
May 10, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - Sens. Harris and Collins Call on State Dept. to Press Russian Government on Violence Against LGBT Men in Chechnya
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
April 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Price, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Restore LGBT Questions to Key Older Americans and Disability Surveys
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
April 6, 2017
Senate Unanimously Passes Harris, Rubio, Feinstein, and Collins' Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Ethnic, Religious & Racial Hate Crimes
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
April 5, 2017
Senate Passes Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Ethnic, Religious & Racial Hate Crimes
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
March 15, 2017
Senators Collins, Shaheen Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prohibit LGBT Discrimination During Jury Selection Process
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
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.Chellie Pingree, ...
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