All posts tagged "congress"
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Number of LGBTQ candidates who ran for office in 2018 is larger than previously estimated
Over 600 LGBTQ candidates ran for office in 2018, with almost 400 on the ballot this November
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Gay Democrat Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire congressional primary
Victory Fund-backed candidate becomes the 17th LGBTQ candidate running for Congress this cycle
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Kyrsten Sinema becomes first openly bisexual U.S. Senate nominee
Sinema joins a number of LGBTQ candidates who triumphed in primaries on Tuesday
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More than 30 members of Congress demand information on TSA treatment of transgender travelers
A group of more than 30 congressional Democrats is demanding answers from the Transportation Security Administration about its treatment of transgender travelers. The members of...
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U.S. House Appropriations Committee approves adoption discrimination amendment
Other Republican-led legislatures have passed similar bills allowing agencies to reject LGBTQ and other prospective parents
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Over 100 members of Congress blast “flawed scientific and medical assertions” justifying Trump’s transgender military ban
Letter from congressmembers notes that DOD report "cherry-picked" outdated scientific studies to justify a ban
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Four LGBTQ candidates win Democratic nominations in Texas runoff elections
Texas Democrats selected four out LGBTQ candidates as their party’s nominees in Tuesday’s runoff elections. Lupe Valdez, the former sheriff of Dallas County, defeated Andrew...
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California congressional candidate shares video of her harassing transgender woman in Denny’s restroom
Jazmina Saavedra says she and others feel endangered by the presence of transgender women in public restrooms
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Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, longtime LGBTQ ally, dies at 88
U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-New York) died on Friday morning after being hospitalized for a fall at her Washington, D.C. residence last week. The 88-year-old...
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Lynda Carter: ‘I endured my fair share of inappropriate behavior.’
Vibrant and outspoken, original Wonder Woman Lynda Carter returns to the Kennedy Center to perform songs from her new album.
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LGBTQ-endorsed Democrat Conor Lamb wins special election for Congress
Democrats have declared victory in a special congressional election in Southwest Pennsylvania, with their party’s candidate eeking out a win by hundreds of votes in...
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8 of 10 Victory Fund-endorsed candidates win or advance in Texas primaries
LGBTQ candidates enjoy success in Lone Star State, with Lupe Valdez and Gina Ortiz Jones advancing to runoffs
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Liberal coalition seeking to defeat anti-gay Democrat Dan Lipinski
A coalition of liberal-leaning organizations is banding together to defeat a conservative Democrat in a Chicago-area U.S. House district who has amassed a long, and...
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LGBTQ groups support California case challenging Trump’s sanctuary cities order
Amicus brief details "irreparable injuries" that could occur if the government cuts off federal funding to sanctuary cities
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Trump’s State of the Union speech omits mention of LGBTQ rights
President Trump carefully avoided any mention of the LGBTQ community as he reflected on his first year in office in his State of the Union...
