Press Releases
February 25, 2020
The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus today expressed grave concerns about the Supreme Court decision to take up the case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. The Caucus is concerned that the Court may use this opportunity to cause further injury both to children, including LGBT children, seeking loving foster and adoptive homes, and to parents, including LGBT parents, looking to adopt or foster children.
February 5, 2020
Today, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, and Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-33), a Vice Chair of the Equality Caucus, welcomed Dan Reynolds, the lead vocalist for Imagine Dragons, Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees, and Carmen Carrera of RuPaul’s Drag Race to the United States Capitol to share concerns impacting LGBTQ youth, including the need for a federal ban on taxpayer-funded conversion “therapy.”
January 16, 2020
The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus is responding to dangerous proposals by the Trump Administration that would remove key non-discrimination requirements for faith-based social service providers that receive taxpayer funding.
December 6, 2019
The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus today noted with concern the introduction of the Fairness for All Act.
November 21, 2019
The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus today recognized Transgender Day of Remembrance by hosting a roundtable discussion with Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Representative Joe Kennedy III (MA-04), and Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03), featuring actress and trans activist Angelica Ross; conducting a Special Order hour on the floor of the House; and highlighting Representative Kennedy’s House Resolution to Commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance.
November 5, 2019
The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus is responding to the dangerous proposal by the Trump Administration that would remove requirements for HHS grant recipients to enforce nondiscrimination rules that prohibit discrimination on a number of bases including sexual orientation or gender identity.
June 28, 2019
Washington D.C. – The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus today released the following statement commemorating the historic Stonewall Riots on June 28, 1969. Today, which marks the 50th anniversary, we honor the brave LGBTQ people who put and continue to put their lives on the line to resist.
June 18, 2019
Washington D.C. – The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus today commended the introduction of the Every Child Deserves a Family Act of 2019. This bipartisan bill would end anti-LGBTQ discrimination in foster care and adoption once and for all and dramatically improve foster care for LGBTQ youth.
June 12, 2019
Washington D.C. – The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus today released the following statement in remembrance of the victims of the horrific shooting on June 12, 2016 at the historic Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in which 49 people were murdered—most of whom were LGBTQ and Latinx.
May 29, 2019
Washington D.C. – The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus today denounced a new rule from the Trump administration that would allow anti-transgender discrimination in homeless shelters. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the proposed rule last Wednesday, which would roll back protections for transgender people experiencing homelessness by allowing taxpayer-funded shelters to turn away transgender people based on a number of factors, including the shelter provider’s religious views.