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Dec. 18, 2017
Letter to Vice President Mike Pence - Reps. Deutch, Cicilline, Hill Lead 71 Members Pushing Vice President Mike Pence to Address Human Rights in Egypt
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Continue to Prioritize LGBTQ Youth in Key Programs
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Prioritize LGBTQ Youth in Key Programs
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 8, 2017
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Pallone and Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Attorney General Sessions to Uphold LGBT Worker Protections
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Confront Putin on Anti-LGBT Violence in Chechnya
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Harmful Actions on Civil Rights Protections, Enforcement
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 14, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Prohibit LGBT Discrimination in Government Contracting
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 21, 2016
Letter to Robert Califf, MD, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Donation Ban
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 23, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - LGBT Immigrants
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 18, 2015
Senators Call for Transparency for LGBTQ Students at Schools Seeking Religious Exemptions
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
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. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 13, 2015
CNN Democratic Party Presidential Debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 27, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 9, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 5, 2015
Sanders Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 28, 2015
ABC News "This Week" - Transcript: Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 26, 2015
Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 26, 2015
Equal Justice Under Law
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 12, 2015
Family Values
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 21, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense - Prevent Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 28, 2015
Sanders on Gay Marriage: "Time for Supreme Court to Catch Up to the American People'
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 1, 2015
Sanders Hits State Anti-Gay Laws
Sen. Bernie Sanders
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
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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. Peter Welch, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commisioner of the Social Security Administration - Same Sex Couples and Social Security Benefits
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 31, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit an Opportunity to Advance LGBT Rights
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 18, 2014
End LGBT Discrimination
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 29, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 7, 2013
Senate Passes Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 4, 2013
Sanders Statement on Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 17, 2013
Playboy - The Playboy Interview: Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 8, 2013
Letter to Scott Blackmun, CEO, United States Olympic Committee - Ensure Safety of Americans During Winter Olympics
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 2, 2013
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Reevaluate Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 11, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Implementation of Supreme Court's DOMA Ruling
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 8, 2013
Letter to Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security - Civil Rights and Marriage Equality
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 26, 2013
VA Benefits Equality
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 26, 2013
VA Benefits Equality
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 26, 2013
Welch Praises Supreme Court Rulings on Marriage Equality
Sen. Peter Welch
Date
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Politician
Dec. 18, 2017
Letter to Vice President Mike Pence - Reps. Deutch, Cicilline, Hill Lead 71 Members Pushing Vice President Mike Pence to Address Human Rights in Egypt
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Continue to Prioritize LGBTQ Youth in Key Programs
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services - Prioritize LGBTQ Youth in Key Programs
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 8, 2017
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Pallone and Cicilline Lead Letter Urging Attorney General Sessions to Uphold LGBT Worker Protections
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Confront Putin on Anti-LGBT Violence in Chechnya
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Harmful Actions on Civil Rights Protections, Enforcement
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 16, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - LGBTQ Pride Month Proclamation
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 14, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Prohibit LGBT Discrimination in Government Contracting
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 21, 2016
Letter to Robert Califf, MD, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Donation Ban
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 28, 2016
Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 23, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security - LGBT Immigrants
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 18, 2015
Senators Call for Transparency for LGBTQ Students at Schools Seeking Religious Exemptions
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
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.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 13, 2015
CNN Democratic Party Presidential Debate
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 27, 2015
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 9, 2015
Letter to Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 5, 2015
Sanders Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 28, 2015
ABC News "This Week" - Transcript: Bernie Sanders
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 26, 2015
Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 26, 2015
Equal Justice Under Law
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 12, 2015
Family Values
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 21, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense - Prevent Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 28, 2015
Sanders on Gay Marriage: "Time for Supreme Court to Catch Up to the American People'
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 1, 2015
Sanders Hits State Anti-Gay Laws
Sen.Bernie Sanders
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
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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.Peter Welch, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Commisioner of the Social Security Administration - Same Sex Couples and Social Security Benefits
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 31, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit an Opportunity to Advance LGBT Rights
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 18, 2014
End LGBT Discrimination
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 29, 2014
Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 7, 2013
Senate Passes Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 4, 2013
Sanders Statement on Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 17, 2013
Playboy - The Playboy Interview: Bernie Sanders
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 8, 2013
Letter to Scott Blackmun, CEO, United States Olympic Committee - Ensure Safety of Americans During Winter Olympics
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 2, 2013
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Reevaluate Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 11, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Implementation of Supreme Court's DOMA Ruling
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 8, 2013
Letter to Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security - Civil Rights and Marriage Equality
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 26, 2013
VA Benefits Equality
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 26, 2013
VA Benefits Equality
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 26, 2013
Welch Praises Supreme Court Rulings on Marriage Equality
Sen.Peter Welch
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