Democrats Demand That Biden, Leaders Reject Anti-LGBTQ+ Riders in Any Funding Bill
Amid a looming government shutdown, over 160 lawmakers advocate for LGBTQ+ rights in 2024 appropriations discussions.
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
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MAGA Republicans Continue to Abuse Funding Bills to Push an Anti-LGBTQ+ Agenda
"I’ve seen firsthand how Republicans are using these bills...to target marginalized communities for discrimination and exclusion," writes U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley.
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
N.C. May Lose Federal Funding for Passing Anti-LGBT Bill
The state could lose billions of dollars in federal funding for schools, highways, and housing.
APRIL 2, 2016
Texas A&M Students Don't Want Fees to Support LGBT Center
A bill proposed in the school's senate would allow Aggies to opt out of paying a portion of the school-mandated student fees, lest those funds support the campus LGBT center.
MARCH 28, 2013
House passes bill banning trans women and girls from school sports
Over 400 human rights organizations had asked the Republican-controlled chamber to reject the bill, which "does not address the longstanding barriers all girls and women have faced in their pursuit of athletics."
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JANUARY 14, 2025
Tenn. AG: Anti-Trans Bill Will 'Almost Certainly' Cost Millions
Opponents contend this could be the death knell for the bill, which would restrict transgender students' restroom use.
APRIL 11, 2016
Schumer Says Senate to Vote on Marriage Equality 'In the Coming Weeks'
(CNN) At least 10 Republicans would have to vote with all Democrats to overcome a filibuster and pass the legislation.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
Disputed AIDS funding bill passes House
The U.S. House agreed Thursday night to send more AIDS care money to rural areas and the South, overcoming angry opposition from big-state lawmakers who stand to lose millions.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006
Republicans Again Try to Use Gov't Funding Bills to Target LGBTQ+ People
Late-night amendment to halt anti-discrimination orders follows a disturbing pattern of defunding LGBTQ+ projects.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Senate Democrats urged to reject anti-LGBTQ+ measures in funding bills by coalition (exclusive)
The Human Rights Campaign and ACLU lead the charge, with 63 groups, challenging discriminatory riders in congressional budget talks.
JANUARY 26, 2024
Tennessee OK's Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination in Adoption
The bill, now signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee, lets faith-based agencies receive public funds even if they discriminate and protects them from lawsuits.
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JANUARY 14, 2020
Lauren Boebert resorts to homophobia after Pete Buttigieg calls out her hypocrisy
The Colorado congresswoman used bigotry as she tried to make fun of the transportation secretary and his husband, Chasten Buttigieg, for raising children.
MAY 25, 2024
Lauren Boebert Seeks Grant From Pete Buttigieg, Even After Mocking Him
The grant of more than $30 million that she wants for a project in her district is funded by legislation she opposed.
JUNE 21, 2022
Can trans rights survive in a Republican-controlled Congress?
Here’s what trans people should know about how a new Congress, and the first days of Trump’s presidency, could shape their lives.
JANUARY 12, 2025
Equality Democrats Blast Republicans' Bigoted Amendments in Funding Bills
As a government shutdown looms, the Equality Caucus decries anti-LGBTQ+ bill riders.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Mississippi's Anti-LGBT Law Could Cost Federal Aid
Mississippi may face cuts if a federal investigation finds that their anti-LGBT law is discriminatory.
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APRIL 6, 2016
House OK's Defense Funding Bill That Would Undo Trans Military Ban
The bill, which must be reconciled with the Senate's version, also would make it easier for LGB veterans to upgrade their discharge status.
JULY 12, 2019
George Santos Files Bill to Ban U.S. Aid to Anti-LGBTQ+ Countries
The scandal-plagued gay Republican's bill would deny funds to countries that discriminate.
APRIL 2, 2023
Right-Winger: Lesbians Fighting Discrimination Are Gay Bullies
Lesbians turned away by a Catholic agency that receives federal funds are "secular militants," says homophobe Bill Donohue.
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Senate Dems to Try to Pass Hate Crime Measure
Senate Democrats are trying to force President Bush to sign hate crimes legislation he has threatened to veto by attaching it to a massive bill funding the Defense Department and the Iraq war. Writing violent attacks on gays into federal hate crime laws is related to the war because both are strikes against terrorism, according to a Republican senator and other supporters of the measure.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2007
House Republicans Attack LGBTQ+ Community Through Spending Bills
They are attaching anti-LGBTQ+ amendments to every appropriations bill that's pending.
JULY 18, 2023