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Bipartisan Congressional caucus committed to achieving the full enjoyment of human rights for LGBT people in the U.S. and around the world

Washington, D.C.
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Joined April 2013
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Nov 5

    On Friday nearly 100 Congress members sent a letter to Secretary of HHS Azar condemning the proposal to redefine "sex" under federal law to specifically exclude people and urging him to stop any efforts in his dept. to eliminate the rights of trans people

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  2. Dec 21

    Welcome from Pennsylvania’s 7th district to the LGBT Equality Caucus! We look forward to working with you!

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  3. Dec 14

    More than 150 elected officials penned a letter calling on the incoming Congress to prioritize LGBT equality initiatives.

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  4. Dec 14

    One-third of people have faced discrimination from a health care provider. This is unacceptable. Everyone deserves access to affirming, affordable, comprehensive health care

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  5. Dec 14

    We mourn the loss of Kelly Stough, a 36-year-old transgender woman from Detroit, who was killed last Friday. “Transgender ladies — expressly those of color — they're just not throwaways; people care about them.” – Kelly’s Mother

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  6. Dec 14

    This landmark decision could help other people in jails and prisons who have been denied access to hormone treatment, a violation of their constitutional rights

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  7. Dec 12

    “No one becomes a willing migrant.”

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  8. Retweeted
    Dec 10

    As the Trump-Pence administration turns away people fleeing persecution, we know that their actions don't represent our values. We are a proud nation of immigrants. Asylum seekers should be welcome here.

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  9. Dec 12

    The is a policy based on bias not fact. Transgender people should never have to face this kind of discrimination when all they want to do is serve their country

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  10. Dec 12

    Shame! Over the Thanksgiving, the Office of Personnel Management, which oversees all federal employees, surreptitiously removed language from its website on respecting transgender employees

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  11. Dec 10

    Shame! Malaysian censorship board to cut content from films, deputy home minister says

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  12. Retweeted
    Dec 10

    It’s — and it’s a reminder that we must continue protecting the persecuted, including refugees, people, and ethnic and religious minorities. America has to continue being a world leader on the promotion of .

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  13. Retweeted
    Dec 10

    As the Trump-Pence administration turns away people fleeing persecution, we know that their actions don't represent our values. Immigrants’ rights are rights, and LGBTQ rights are immigrants’ rights. Asylum seekers should be welcome here.

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  14. Dec 10

    The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS is set to hold a meeting in March, even though the council still has no members nearly a year after President Trump terminated its remaining advisers without explanation

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  15. Dec 10

    For , learn more about the intersection of immigration and rights from and by following and checking out this primer

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  16. Dec 10

    Good News! A new organization called Equality Australia has been launched by leading activists in the country to fight for equal rights

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  17. Dec 7

    This lack of transparency is alarming. Religious liberty should never be used as a guise for discrimination. This is a just another .

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  18. Dec 7

    South Africa advances bill to prevent Kim Davis-style discrimination against same-sex couples, ending a

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  19. Dec 7

    On Monday, three Senators sent a letter to the acting director of ICE and the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, demanding that they release a detailed report about Roxana Hernández’s death

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  20. Dec 5

    Good News! A same-sex couple from Mexico made history on Nov. 26 when they married in New York. They are the first same-sex couple from Mexico legally married outside the country to be recognized by the Mexican government.

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  21. Dec 5

    Immigrants’ rights are rights and LGBTQ rights are immigrants’ rights.

    Immigrants’ rights are LGBTQ rights and LGBTQ rights are immigrants’ rights. The crisis facing our LGBTQ siblings and others at the border demands our urgent action.
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