All posts tagged "congress"
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Victory Fund endorses 9 LGBTQ congressional candidates
The Victory Fund has issued a round of endorsements of openly LGBTQ candidates seeking election or re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives ahead of...
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Congressmen seek White House-Pentagon communications on trans military ban
More than 100 members of Congress have written a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis asking him to provide copies of communications between...
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Justice Department reverses policy protecting transgender workers
Courts have previously found that Title VII does protect discrimination based on gender identity and sex stereotyping
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More than 100 corporations publicly support the Equality Act
Despite support, the bill is likely to stall in a Republican-controlled Congress
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Congress to Trump: Trans ban “questions professionalism” of service members
Letter compares ban to past attempts to exclude certain groups from military service
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62 members of Congress say DOJ should defend LGBTQ worker protections
A bicameral group of 62 members of Congress has sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions criticizing the Department of Justice for its brief...
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GOP congressman “disturbed” at Trump DOJ’s position on civil rights
Rep. Scott Taylor says discrimination against LGBTQ individuals is "on the wrong side of history"
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Attempt to ban military from providing trans health care fails in Congress
24 Republicans helped Democrats defeat measure that would prohibit military from providing hormones and surgical costs
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Attorney who represented Kentucky gay marriage plaintiffs to run for Congress
One of the lawyers who argued against Kentucky’s ban on gay marriage has announced he will run for Congress in 2018. Dan Canon, a 39-year-old...
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D.C. bill will allow residents to choose non-binary gender on driver’s licenses
A proposed D.C. Council bill would allow District residents to select a non-binary gender option on their driver’s licenses, learner’s permits, or resident ID cards...
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Bill prohibiting credit discrimination introduced in Congress
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) have introduced a bill in Congress to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people in lending and...
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Pro-gay congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen won’t run for reelection
Florida GOP congresswoman has been a strong supporter of LGBTQ rights and a leader within her party
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Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz will not seek re-election
GOP congressman frequently challenged D.C. home rule and tried to overturn city's marriage equality law
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Congressional Wisdom: An interview with Wisconsin Representative Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan has some ideas on how Democrats can win back Congress, starting with actually listening to voters.
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Exclusive: Rep. Alan Lowenthal on why Congress must pass the Equality Act
Congressman Alan Lowenthal on one man's recent display of intolerance, and why Congress must pass the Equality Act
