In the News
November 20, 2024
Congressional Democrats observed Transgender Day of Remembrance on Wednesday by introducing a resolution honoring the lives of transgender people lost to violence and pledging to combat the systemic issues fueling the crisis. Led by Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, California Rep. Sara Jacobs, Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono, and Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan, the resolution reflects growing concern over escalating anti-transgender rhetoric and violence, particularly against Black and Latine transgender women.
October 25, 2024
The Congressional Equality Caucus on Thursday released a report titled, “Ripping Away Our Freedoms: How House Republicans are Working to Implement Project 2025’s Assault on LGBTQI+ Americans’ Rights.”
October 23, 2024
Today, Equality Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vermont) and Equality Caucus Chair Mark Pocan (WI-02) introduced the Intersex Awareness Day Resolution.
October 10, 2024
A record number of LGBTQ candidates are running for Congress this cycle. And several of them are poised to make history if they are successful in November.
September 27, 2024
More than 160 House Democrats on Friday called for provisions related to LGBTQ service members and their dependents to be removed from Congress’s annual defense policy bill, arguing that the GOP-backed amendments discriminate against LGBTQ people and threaten military readiness and retention.
September 5, 2024
More than 160 House and Senate Democrats on Tuesday called on the Supreme Court to protect access to gender-affirming health care for transgender minors by striking down a Tennessee law that bans treatment for youths younger than 18 when the justices review the law this fall.
September 3, 2024
More than 160 House and Senate Democrats on Tuesday called on the Supreme Court to protect access to gender-affirming health care for transgender minors by striking down a Tennessee law that bans treatment for youths younger than 18 when the justices review the law this fall.
May 20, 2024
Two out U.S. representatives and an ally have introduced a bill aimed at improving services for older LGBTQ+ adults living in rural areas.
May 14, 2024
When Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee moved unilaterally last summer to nix federal funding requested by Democrats for three programs serving the L.G.B.T.Q. community, the normally collegial spending panel erupted in partisan strife.
April 22, 2024
On April 19, the Biden administration issued new rules outlining schools’ obligations under Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination — including explicit protections for LGBTQ students.