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April 30, 2019
Kaine, Collins, King Introduce Bill To Protect LGBTQ Americans From Housing Discrimination
Sen. Tim Kaine, ...
April 9, 2019
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Tim Kaine
Jan. 31, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson - Quigley Leads Letter to Secretary Carson on Continued Failure to Review Crucial Nondiscrimination Guidance Documents For LGBT Americans in HUD Facilities
Rep. Bobby Scott, ...
Jan. 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Sec. of State - House Members Condemn Violence Against LGBT People In Chechnya
Rep. Donald Beyer, ...
Dec. 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Margaret Weichert, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Protect Rights of Transgender Federal Employees
Sen. Tim Kaine, ...
Nov. 20, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Refusing to Recognize the Transgender Community Violates Science, Civil Rights
Rep. Bobby Scott, ...
Nov. 2, 2018
Letter to Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senate Democrats to Secretary Azar: End Efforts to Redefine Sex to Exclude Transgender Persons
Sen. Tim Kaine, ...
Oct. 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senators Press Administration on LGBTQ Diplomatic Discrimination
Sen. Tim Kaine, ...
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. Donald Beyer, ...
Aug. 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Top Judiciary and Education and the Workforce Dems Demand Briefing on New DOJ Religious Liberty Task Force
Rep. Bobby Scott, ...
Aug. 7, 2018
Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education
Sen. Tim Kaine, ...
Aug. 1, 2018
Letter to Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Reverse Effort Placing Transgender Offenders at Risk for Sexual Assault
Rep. Bobby Scott, ...
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. Tim Kaine, ...
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. Tim Kaine, ...
July 18, 2018
Kaine Joins Markey To Introduce Bill To Ban Use Of Gay And Trans Panic Defense
Sen. Tim Kaine
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. Donald Beyer, ...
June 11, 2018
Beyer Statement Honoring LGBTQ Pride Month
Rep. Donald Beyer
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep. Donald Beyer, ...
June 4, 2018
Scott Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
Rep. Bobby Scott
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. Bobby Scott, ...
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. Tim Kaine, ...
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. Bobby Scott, ...
March 21, 2018
Students Rally for LGBTQ Protections in Landmark Education Legislation
Rep. Bobby Scott, ...
Oct. 5, 2017
Scott and Takano Joint Statement on Rollback of Transgender Worker Rights
Rep. Bobby Scott, ...
Oct. 4, 2017
Kaine Presses Brownback on LGBT Rights: I Really Would Expect an Unequivocal Answer on That
Sen. Tim Kaine
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep. Donald Beyer, ...
Aug. 8, 2017
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Pallone and Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Attorney General Sessions to Uphold LGBT Worker Protections
Sen. Tim Kaine, ...
July 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban
Sen. Mark Warner, ...
July 26, 2017
Scott Statement on President Trump's Anti-Transgender Policy for Service Members
Rep. Bobby Scott
July 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Confront Putin on Anti-LGBT Violence in Chechnya
Rep. Donald Beyer, ...
July 6, 2017
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen. Tim Kaine, ...
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. Tim Kaine, ...
June 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Harmful Actions on Civil Rights Protections, Enforcement
Sen. Tim Kaine, ...
June 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation
Sen. Tim Kaine, ...
June 9, 2017
Kaine Introduces Bill To Protect LGBT Americans From Housing Discrimination
Sen. Tim Kaine
March 6, 2017
Kaine Statement On Supreme Court Decision To Send Transgender Rights Case Back To Lower Court
Sen. Tim Kaine
March 3, 2017
Warner, Kaine File Amicus Brief To Support Rights Of Transgender Students
Sen. Tim Kaine
March 3, 2017
Warner, Kaine File Amicus Brief to Support Rights of Transgender Students
Sen. Mark Warner
Feb. 23, 2017
Kaine Statement On President Trump's Decision To Roll Back Guidance On Civil Rights Protections For LGBTQ Students
Sen. Tim Kaine
Feb. 22, 2017
Scott Statement on Trump Administration Rollback of LGBTQ Protections
Rep. Bobby Scott
June 21, 2016
Letter to Robert Califf, MD, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Donation Ban
Sen. Tim Kaine, ...
June 13, 2016
Rep. Beyer Statement On Pulse Nightclub Shooting
Rep. Donald Beyer
June 12, 2016
Scott Statement on Mass Shooting at Orlando Night Club
Rep. Bobby Scott
May 13, 2016
Scott Statement on Education, Justice Guidance on Transgender Students
Rep. Bobby Scott
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. Tim Kaine, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep. Bobby Scott, ...
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. Donald Beyer, ...
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. Mark Warner, ...
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
Sen. Tim Kaine, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Peter Neffenger, Administrator of Transportation Security Administrator - Treatment of Transgendered Individuals by the Transportation Security Administration
Rep. Donald Beyer, ...
Date
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Politician
April 30, 2019
Kaine, Collins, King Introduce Bill To Protect LGBTQ Americans From Housing Discrimination
Sen.Tim Kaine, ...
April 9, 2019
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Tim Kaine
Jan. 31, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson - Quigley Leads Letter to Secretary Carson on Continued Failure to Review Crucial Nondiscrimination Guidance Documents For LGBT Americans in HUD Facilities
Rep.Bobby Scott, ...
Jan. 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Sec. of State - House Members Condemn Violence Against LGBT People In Chechnya
Rep.Donald Beyer, ...
Dec. 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Margaret Weichert, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Protect Rights of Transgender Federal Employees
Sen.Tim Kaine, ...
Nov. 20, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Refusing to Recognize the Transgender Community Violates Science, Civil Rights
Rep.Bobby Scott, ...
Nov. 2, 2018
Letter to Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senate Democrats to Secretary Azar: End Efforts to Redefine Sex to Exclude Transgender Persons
Sen.Tim Kaine, ...
Oct. 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senators Press Administration on LGBTQ Diplomatic Discrimination
Sen.Tim Kaine, ...
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.Donald Beyer, ...
Aug. 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Top Judiciary and Education and the Workforce Dems Demand Briefing on New DOJ Religious Liberty Task Force
Rep.Bobby Scott, ...
Aug. 7, 2018
Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education
Sen.Tim Kaine, ...
Aug. 1, 2018
Letter to Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Reverse Effort Placing Transgender Offenders at Risk for Sexual Assault
Rep.Bobby Scott, ...
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.Tim Kaine, ...
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.Tim Kaine, ...
July 18, 2018
Kaine Joins Markey To Introduce Bill To Ban Use Of Gay And Trans Panic Defense
Sen.Tim Kaine
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.Donald Beyer, ...
June 11, 2018
Beyer Statement Honoring LGBTQ Pride Month
Rep.Donald Beyer
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep.Donald Beyer, ...
June 4, 2018
Scott Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
Rep.Bobby Scott
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.Bobby Scott, ...
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.Tim Kaine, ...
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.Bobby Scott, ...
March 21, 2018
Students Rally for LGBTQ Protections in Landmark Education Legislation
Rep.Bobby Scott, ...
Oct. 5, 2017
Scott and Takano Joint Statement on Rollback of Transgender Worker Rights
Rep.Bobby Scott, ...
Oct. 4, 2017
Kaine Presses Brownback on LGBT Rights: I Really Would Expect an Unequivocal Answer on That
Sen.Tim Kaine
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Rep.Donald Beyer, ...
Aug. 8, 2017
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Pallone and Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Attorney General Sessions to Uphold LGBT Worker Protections
Sen.Tim Kaine, ...
July 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban
Sen.Mark Warner, ...
July 26, 2017
Scott Statement on President Trump's Anti-Transgender Policy for Service Members
Rep.Bobby Scott
July 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Confront Putin on Anti-LGBT Violence in Chechnya
Rep.Donald Beyer, ...
July 6, 2017
Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
Sen.Tim Kaine, ...
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.Tim Kaine, ...
June 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Harmful Actions on Civil Rights Protections, Enforcement
Sen.Tim Kaine, ...
June 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation
Sen.Tim Kaine, ...
June 9, 2017
Kaine Introduces Bill To Protect LGBT Americans From Housing Discrimination
Sen.Tim Kaine
March 6, 2017
Kaine Statement On Supreme Court Decision To Send Transgender Rights Case Back To Lower Court
Sen.Tim Kaine
March 3, 2017
Warner, Kaine File Amicus Brief To Support Rights Of Transgender Students
Sen.Tim Kaine
March 3, 2017
Warner, Kaine File Amicus Brief to Support Rights of Transgender Students
Sen.Mark Warner
Feb. 23, 2017
Kaine Statement On President Trump's Decision To Roll Back Guidance On Civil Rights Protections For LGBTQ Students
Sen.Tim Kaine
Feb. 22, 2017
Scott Statement on Trump Administration Rollback of LGBTQ Protections
Rep.Bobby Scott
June 21, 2016
Letter to Robert Califf, MD, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Donation Ban
Sen.Tim Kaine, ...
June 13, 2016
Rep. Beyer Statement On Pulse Nightclub Shooting
Rep.Donald Beyer
June 12, 2016
Scott Statement on Mass Shooting at Orlando Night Club
Rep.Bobby Scott
May 13, 2016
Scott Statement on Education, Justice Guidance on Transgender Students
Rep.Bobby Scott
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.Tim Kaine, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Rep.Bobby Scott, ...
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.Donald Beyer, ...
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.Mark Warner, ...
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
Sen.Tim Kaine, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Peter Neffenger, Administrator of Transportation Security Administrator - Treatment of Transgendered Individuals by the Transportation Security Administration
Rep.Donald Beyer, ...
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