Congress members denounce VA's end to gender-affirming care, demand answers
U.S. Rep. Mark Takano and others sent a pointed letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins.
March 30, 2025
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Transgender vets deserve access to gender-affirming care, Veterans Affairs providers say (exclusive)
The U.S. government is turning its back on those who served, retired Army Staff Sgt. Alleria Stanley told The Advocate.
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March 18, 2025
Over 80 U.S. House members rally against Trump's anti-transgender passport policy
Trans, nonbinary, and intersex people deserve passports that reflect their identity, the representatives say.
March 17, 2025
LGBTQ+ Democrats will take a stand during Trump’s joint address — including skipping it entirely
“I won’t sit and watch him lie,” Vermont Democratic Congresswoman Becca Balint said.
March 4, 2025
Democratic congressmen: Federal personnel office can't discriminate against trans Americans
U.S. Reps. Mark Takano, Jamie Raskin, and Gerry Connolly sent a strongly worded letter to the Office of Personnel Management, saying that implementing Trump's "two sexes" executive order would violate the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent.
February 5, 2025
Democrat Robert Garcia condemns ‘madman’ Donald Trump’s ‘monstrous’ response to D.C. plane crash
Instead of consoling a grieving nation, the president has tried to score political points by falsely blaming diversity efforts for the tragedy.
January 31, 2025
New Congressional Equality Caucus chair Mark Takano vows to defend LGBTQ+ rights in GOP-controlled Congress
“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.
January 9, 2025
Matt Gaetz can 'f**k off' for alleging Wisconsin shooter was transgender, gay Rep. Mark Pocan says
Gaetz contributed to the baseless right-wing buzz around the school shooting in Pocan's district.
December 19, 2024
Republicans are trying to ban transgender Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride from using the women's bathroom
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.
November 19, 2024
History-making Rep. Becca Balint on finding hope in divisive times as a queer member of Congress
“I think people don’t understand the emotional and psychological toll it takes on us as openly gay members of Congress that we are in those committee hearings when people are saying horrible things about us,” Balint says.
October 18, 2024
Republicans want colleges to fund student religious groups that discriminate against LGBTQ+ peers
That's part of a bill passed by the U.S. House Thursday, seeking to supersede the "all-comers" policies approved by the Supreme Court in 2010. Democrats, including Equality Caucus Chair Mark Pocan, are outraged.
September 20, 2024
LGBTQ+ Reps. condemn 'outrageous' forced outing bill advancing in Congress
The Congressional Equality Caucus is calling out the "outrageous" bill going to vote in the House that would forcibly out transgender students to their guardians.
September 12, 2024
Out Rep. Mark Pocan, other Dems join call for Biden to drop out
Pocan, the head of the Congressional Equality Caucus, is saying it's time for a new generation of leaders.
July 19, 2024
Gay U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan hopes November’s election will turn the page on Donald Trump and the far right
The Wisconsin congressman shared his thoughts with The Advocate on the temperature of anti-LGBTQ+ political rhetoric and the 2024 election.
July 1, 2024
Gay members of Congress worried about mpox outbreak ask for data in letter to Joe Biden (exclusive)
Reps. Ritchie Torres and Mark Pocan sent a letter to the president and Health and Human Services Secretary to learn what the administration is doing to prepare against a potentially worse mpox outbreak.
June 27, 2024
Democrats introduce bill to aid older LGBTQ+ Americans in rural areas
The Elder Pride Act would establish a grant program to improve services for this population.
May 17, 2024
Fighting back against MAGA’s attacks on equality
As the Republican-led House focuses on passing anti-LGBTQI+ measures, members of the Congressional Equality Caucus remain vigilant in advocating for equality.
April 19, 2024
Uganda used the U.S. Supreme Court's anti-abortion ruling to outlaw being LGBTQ+
Uganda's highest court cited the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson ruling in their decision to uphold a law criminalizing same-sex relationships.
April 7, 2024
LGBTQ+ and allied members of Congress introduce Trans Day of Visibility resolution
The resolution recognizes the accomplishments of trans people and commits to affirming their rights.
March 29, 2024
Out Congress members outraged as anti-LGBTQ+ bills advance
U.S. House committees approved an anti-trans sports bill and one allowing faith-based discrimination by college groups.
March 21, 2024
Right-wing group won't condemn Uganda's 'kill the gays' law, enraging queer Democrats
"When you’re given the opportunity to publicly oppose a law that permits the government to execute LGBTQI+ people just because of who they are, why wouldn’t you take it?" says Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Pocan.
March 4, 2024