All posts tagged "tammy baldwin"
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Historic number of LGBTQ people sworn into Congress
Newly sworn Congress elects LGBTQ ally and Equality Act supporter Nancy Pelosi as Speaker
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Transgender woman wins Democratic nomination for Vermont governor
Christine Hallquist makes history on a night where several LGBTQ candidates were victorious
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Advocates: Masterpiece Cakeshop decision underscores need for explicit LGBTQ legal protections
It's now up to lawmakers and movement leaders to push for clear, comprehensive laws prohibiting anti-LGBTQ discrimination
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Student Non-Discrimination Act re-introduced in Congress
Members of Congress have re-introduced a bill to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination and harassment in public schools, deeming it necessary amid attempts by various...
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Creating Change brought LGBTQ rights — and the families demanding them — to Congress
More than 500 Creating Change attendees overran the Hill to lobby for pro-LGBTQ legislation
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Congress members file SCOTUS brief in support of gay couple denied wedding cake
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) announced that 35 senators and 175 U.S. House members have joined...
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96 members of Congress introduce LGBT Data Inclusion Act
On Tuesday, a group of 96 members of Congress introduced legislation to require federal surveys to include questions that allow for data collection on sexual...
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U.S. Senate introduces resolution recognizing June as “LGBTQ Pride Month”
Resolution recognizes LGBTQ contributions and vows to push for greater equality measures
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LGBTQ advocates reintroduce Equality Act in Congress
On Tuesday, members of Congress reintroduced a bill that would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include protections for people who are discriminated...
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Congressional Democrats introduce anti-harassment bill
Bill would require colleges and universities to adopt anti-bullying policies and offer prevention initiatives
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Right-wing PAC falsely claims Tammy Baldwin wants to teach gay sex to 5-year-olds
A right-wing political action committee that purports to be raising money to entice Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr. to run for U.S. Senate has...
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Aisha Moodie-Mills: LGBT community must fight harder than ever after “disastrous election”
At last weekend’s Victory Institute conference, the talk was all about how to prevent LGBT rights from backsliding in a potentially hostile Trump administration
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Tammy Baldwin named fourth-ranking Senate Democrat
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) has been named a member of the U.S. Senate Democratic leadership team following the caucus’ recent elections. Her elevation to the...
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Sen. Tammy Baldwin celebrates ruling against Wisconsin’s marriage ban
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) celebrated Monday a federal court’s decision striking down her state’s same-sex marriage ban, while accusing Republican Gov. Scott Walker of...
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Biden’s remarks on LGBT executive order leave White House dodging
Does President Obama agree with Vice President Biden that there would be “no downside” to signing an executive order prohibiting federal contractors from LGBT workplace...
