Media
Latest News
August 12, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) condemned the State Department’s erasure of LGBTQI+ people from the 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices:
July 18, 2025
Washington, DC — Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4016, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, which contained several anti-LGBTQI+ riders:
July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement after the House approved a rescissions package which would rescind $9 billion in federal spending appropriated by Congress just six months ago:
July 17, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement after the Trump Administration ended the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized services for LGBTQI+ people in crisis:
July 10, 2025
The Trump administration has revoked a Biden-era policy that previously ensured cases of LGBTQ+ discrimination would be investigated in schools receiving federal nutrition funding.
July 10, 2025
Today, six major Congressional Caucuses—the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC), the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), and the Congressional Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Caucus (DEIC) introduced a joint resolution affirming that diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility are fundamental to the American Dream and to our national prosperity, safety, and democracy.
July 3, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1:
June 27, 2025
House Republicans are under fire for advancing a spending bill that threatens to permanently block gender-affirming care for transgender veterans, intensifying an already dangerous environment for LGBTQ+ service members and veterans under the Trump administration’s policies.
June 27, 2025
One case at the U.S. Supreme Court Friday potentially jeopardized funding for preventive care for HIV, breast cancer, and other serious illnesses. But the case - Kennedy v. Braidwood (aka HHS v. Braidwood) - was not about funding for those issues.
June 27, 2025
Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued their ruling in Kennedy v. Braidwood: