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He will receive the award at the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute's International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference, the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ elected leaders held in Washington, D.C. annually.
The Global Respect Act has 119 cosponsors.
“I recognize that it’s not viscerally comforting for some people in my own community who feel the indignities that I am facing vicariously,” Delaware U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride told The Advocate.
“Transgender people deserve government officials who will lift them up, not attack them simply because of who they are,” the members of Congress wrote.
The Democratic congresswoman from Delaware told an audience at Crooked Con, "You can’t build a diverse working class coalition if people don’t feel like you like them."
A deal without a provision to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies isn't a deal, they say.
“The high of orientation was met with probably the deepest low of my life outside of losing my husband to cancer," the first trans member of Congress told The Advocate in an exclusive interview.
State Rep. Karla Drenner, who was once told she “wasn’t worthy of being known,” reflects on 25 years of being “the first” and why she’s still serving in an interview with The Advocate.
“They might be meeting with Stephen Miller in here,” the Democratic lawmakers joked, referring to the Trump adviser whose stature has recently inspired memes.
“Standing up for health care and keeping the government open should never be partisan,” Sarah McBride added.
Hours ahead of the third government shutdown under Donald Trump's watch, the Democratic congresswoman posted a video looking for her GOP colleagues.
They joined 215 Republicans in doing so, and some Democrats said privately that they feared violence if they voted against the measure.
In the wake of unprecedented political attacks on the trans community, the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization is stepping in to change hearts and minds.
U.S. Reps. Robert Garcia, Julie Johnson, and Sarah McBride led a letter questioning the secretary of state's decision to omit dangers faced by LGBTQ+ people around the globe.
The Delaware congresswoman said lawmakers were "betraying" those who volunteer to wear the uniforms of the U.S. military.
Opinion: The statewide races in South Carolina are about who is the biggest liar, Trump derriere smoocher, racist, and bigot, writes John Casey.
As the party’s favorability collapses, the transgender congresswoman says the path forward begins with humility, not purity tests.
Her transformation from LGBTQ+ ally to enemy is complete.
While some Republicans stage political stunts to erase her, the first out trans member of Congress is quietly reshaping economic opportunity, with bipartisan backing.
“These are Americans who have served with honor, with distinction, and with unshakable patriotism,” the Delaware Democrat said
With trans rights under siege, a new PAC is stepping up to support lawmakers who refuse to back down.
