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WASHINGTON, DC — On Monday, Representatives Jared Polis (CO-02), Raul Grijalva (AZ-03), David Cicilline (RI-01), and Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) sent a letter signed by forty-four Members of Congress to President Barack Obama urging him to include protections for LGBT immigrants as he develops and implements new executive actions on immigration.
The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus issued a statement Friday in which its staff director called for LGBT inclusion in immigration reform by the Obama Administration — a move that comes in response to a sit-in by LGBT and immigration activists at the Equality Caucus office Wednesday.
President Barack Obama on Monday signed an executive order prohibiting federal contractors and agencies from discriminating against employees on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2014. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Obama signed his executive order banning federal contractors from workplace discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity:
“As a founding member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, I am committed to ensuring that this community has the same legal protections as everyone else. The President’s Executive Order extends critical workplace protections for thousands of Americans employed by federal contractors, and I applaud it.
WASHINGTON -- A bill introduced in the House of Representatives Wednesday would bolster the State Department's ability to fight discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals abroad, its bipartisan sponsors say.
The annual Pride reception held at the White House on Monday revealed a sense that many leaders of the LGBT movement are satisfied with the progress of the last six years.
