Press Releases

After the House Judiciary Committee advanced H.R. 1028, the so-called “Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act,” which would be more aptly titled the “Sexual Predator Empowerment Act,” Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano, CEC Co-Chair Rep. Becca Balint, and CEC Transgender Equality Task Force Co-Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal released the following statements:

Today, the leadership of the Congressional Reproductive Freedom Caucus (RFC), Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC), Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Asian and Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) released the following joint statement in response to the Trump administration’s unprecedented expansion of the Mexico City Policy, or Global Gag Rule:

Thursday, January 22, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-39), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following statement on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s expected rescission of the EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. This rescission follows the EEOC failure to respond or engage with a November letter from Democratic Caucus leaders, which called on the agency to retain the guidance and protect women and vulnerable workers.

During oral arguments at the Supreme Court in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, two cases with potentially huge ramifications for the rights of transgender Americans, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano addressed supporters rallying for transgender rights outside of the court and called out Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who was speaking at the same time at an anti-trans rally nearby. Below are Rep. Takano's remarks as delivered:

Following the tragic killing of Renee Nicole Good—wife, mother, and member of the LGBTQI+ community—in Minneapolis this week, the 12 Co-Chairs of the Congressional Equality Caucus released the following joint statement:

After the Trump Administration announced a series of new proposed rules aimed at restricting access to medically-necessary care for young transgender people, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement:

After the House of Representatives passed a bill to prohibit Medicaid from covering the cost of medically-necessary healthcare for young transgender people, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement:

After the House of Representatives passed Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill to throw parents and doctors who provide lifesaving, medically-necessary healthcare to young trans people in prison, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement: