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“All are welcome to use our restroom regardless of gender identity or expression, political ideology, or shoe size,” U.S. Rep. Emily Randall said.
The anti-LGBTQ+ Republican lawmakers followed a cisgender woman they mistook as the first transgender member of Congress into the bathroom.
That will be the message of her presence and that of her fellow Democrats at Monday's inauguration, she said in a recent commentary piece.
A companion bill is being fast-tracked in the House as well.
“They’re going to try and do things in committees to tack on horrible riders to target our community, and we are planning to meet these attacks with strength and strategy,” he said.
The disgraced gay ex-congressman said he needed more time to make money from his podcast to pay the fines he owes. He wanted a delay until August, but a judge granted it just until April.
The announcement was tucked away in the Congressional Record.
The Delaware Democrat calls moment ‘awe-inspiring’ and vows to fight for all Americans.
Here we go again.
Sinema, the first out bisexual in Congress, said the rule is necessary to build consensus. Also, as she leaves office, she is being accused of misusing campaign funds for extensive and expensive travel.
Advocates are calling on President Joe Biden to veto it.
Led by Jeff Merkley, Tammy Baldwin, and Cory Booker, they have sent a letter to Appropriations Committee leaders.
The bill, which now goes to the Senate, would deny insurance coverage for gender-affirming care for trans children of service members.
"This legislation has been hijacked by Speaker Mike Johnson and anti-LGBTQ+ lawmakers," says Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson.
The Republican's latest anti-LGBTQ+ effort would write a binary definition of sex into federal law.
A look at the attention-seeking political gamesmanship of the South Carolina congresswoman that will lead to real people getting hurt.
“I will follow the rules as outlined by Speaker Johnson even if I disagree with them,” she said.
“Too many transgender people have been killed just for living as their true, authentic selves,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal said.
While Democrats stumble defending the trans community, Republicans will be opportunistic in escalating their attacks, writes John Casey.
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reportedly went so far as to threaten a "physical altercation" if trans women were allowed to use the women's restroom.
Randall, who identifies as queer, captured a U.S. House seat in Washington State's Sixth Congressional District.
