How a new trans rights PAC looks to rebuild the political playbook with these high-profile endorsements
With trans rights under siege, a new PAC is stepping up to support lawmakers who refuse to back down.
JULY 3, 2025
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With trans rights under siege, a new PAC is stepping up to support lawmakers who refuse to back down.
Inside the Oversight Committee, Garcia has carved out a role as one of the most consistent and unapologetic critics of right-wing extremism.
U.S. Rep. Mark Takano and others sent a pointed letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins.
In some good news coming out of November's election, at least 495 LGBTQ+ candidates won their races.
”I have to say something,” the Vermont congresswoman said about calling attention to the president’s bizarre behavior.
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“Queer people, trans people, people of color are waking up today feeling in danger,” U.S. Rep. Becca Balint said. “We need to have a full-throated declaration that we are going to be there with them.”
“It’s deeply troubling to see someone who has benefited from civil rights protections turn around and try to strip them from others,” Rep. Ritchie Torres said.
The U.S. House has passed the bill, and activists are urging the Senate to reject it.
Trans, nonbinary, and intersex people deserve passports that reflect their identity, the representatives say.
“I won’t sit and watch him lie,” Vermont Democratic Congresswoman Becca Balint said.
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.
Here's what Sarah McBride, Emily Randall, and Julie Johnson have to say about what they are up against in the House.
Donald Trump may have won in part based on lies Republicans spread about a vulnerable minority of Americans.
The Supreme Court dealt trans kids and their families a "devastating blow” by upholding states’ rights to ban gender-affirming care, advocates say.
The No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act targets the trans military ban, the "two sexes" order, and more.
The bill expands medical education and access to gender-affirming care in rural communities.
U.S. Rep. Emily Randall also wondered why JD Vance stood behind the president “palms up in the air as if trying to get a crowd to rise.”
The letter, introduced by Rep. Becca Balint and signed by 89 House Democrats, asserts that the ban "threatens the lives and well-being of the young people who need this care, which is supported by every major medical association."
Instead of consoling a grieving nation, the president has tried to score political points by falsely blaming diversity efforts for the tragedy.
Mark Takano, Becca Balint, Julie Johnson, and Sarah McBride have spoken about it.