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On Tuesday, Democratic House members released their plan for a “Transgender Bill of Rights” in an attempt to provide federal protections for transgender and gay Americans.The bill will attempt to codify the Supreme Court’s 2020 Bostock v. Clayton County decision, which established employee protections for gay and transgender workers. If passed, the bill would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include gay and trans people.The amended Act would ban conversion therapy, protection for gender identity and sex characteristics, and expand access to gender-affirming care. In addition, the bill would require the attorney general to designate a liaison to oversee the enforcement of civil rights for transgender people while also investing in services to prevent anti-transgender violence.Washington Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Co-Chair of the Transgender Equality Task Force, was a major player in getting the bill created. “As state legislatures across the country target our trans community with hateful, bigoted, and transphobic attacks, we are standing up and saying enough is enough,” Jayapal said in a joint statement with David Cicilline (RI), Marie Newman (IL), Mark Takano (CA), and Ritchie Torres (NY).

was slammed by both sides of the aisle for his stand-up set at a campaign rally for then-candidate Donald Trump in Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27.“There’s a lot going on. Like, I don’t know if you know this but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now.

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first out transgender member of Congress.HRC Texas State Director Melodia Gutierrez celebrated Johnson’s victory as a “historic milestone” and LPAC, the political action committee dedicated to electing LGBTQ women and nonbinary candidates to office, praised Randall’s historic victory.“As an out lesbian Latina, I will rest better at night knowing that Emily Randall will be fighting for LGBTQ+ equality, racial justice, immigration reform and reproductive freedom in Congress,” Janelle Perez, the executive director of LPAC said.Meanwhile, the Human Rights Campaign celebrated McBride’s victory, calling her an “effective lawmaker” and a “devoted public servant” who would not only deliver for her constituents but whose presence in the House would reflect an increasing acceptance of transgender individuals in public positions. All of the currently-serving LGBTQ House members — U.S.

Mondaire Jones won his Democratic primary, setting him up for a general election showdown against Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Lawler in a district covering New York City’s northern suburbs and exurbs in the Hudson Valley.Jones, who is gay, was first elected to Congress in 2020.

A display at The GLBT History Museum tells the story of Jiro Onuma, a gay Japanese immigrant who came to San Francisco in 1920 and who was imprisoned an internment camp during World War II. In an effort to celebrate and preserve America’s LGBTQ+ history, two bills were introduced in Congress on Friday to create a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture. Photo: Provided by GLBT History Museum.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued new guidelines on March 31 requiring the collection of LGBTQ identifying data to improve data collection on small business lending for LGBTQ-owned businesses.

placed in the same district as fellow Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, another openly gay member of Congress — and powerful head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.Despite living in the new 17th Congressional District, most of Maloney’s old constituents live in the new 18th District, yet Maloney insisted on running where he resides. Rather than challenge Maloney in a primary, Jones decided to relocate to the new, incumbent-free 10th Congressional District located in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones made history this week by becoming the first two openly gay Black men elected to Congress.  Torres, a 32-year-old New York City Council member, handily won New York's 15th Congressional District, which covers parts of the Bronx and is one of the poorest districts in the nation.  "It is the honor of a lifetime to represent a borough filled with essential workers who have risked their lives so that New York City could live," Torres said in a statement after his victory.  "The Bronx is my home, it is what made me who I am, and it is what I will fight for in Congress." He easily won Tuesday, receiving 88% of the vote in the heavily Democratic district after besting a crowded field of 11 other candidates in the

Election Day welcomed some historic wins for representation.