LGBTQ+
Contact: Drew Hammill (Pelosi), 202-226-7616
Ilan Kayatsky (Nadler), 212-367-7350
AJ Bhadelia (Honda), 202-225-2631
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional in Pedersen v. OPM. This decision marks Speaker Boehner’s fifth consecutive loss in federal courts.
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Ilan Kayatsky (Nadler), 212-367-7350
Washington D.C. – Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Congressman John Conyers, Congressman Barney Frank, Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, Congressman Jared Polis, Congressman David N. Cicilline and other House Democrats filed an Amicus Brief in the case of Karen Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at the ‘Friends of the Pink Triangle’ ceremony commemorating the LGBT victims of the Holocaust. Below are the Leader’s remarks as prepared:
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to rehear the February decision ruling Proposition 8 – the California measure banning same-sex marriage – unconstitutional. This measure has been found unconstitutional by two federal courts:
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released a video today in celebration of LGBT Pride Month, which is celebrated throughout the country in the month of June. Below is a transcript of the video:
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.
Washington, D.C. – Drew Hammill, spokesman for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, issued the following statement in response to a federal district court decision yesterday in the Northern District of California in Dragovich v. U.S. Department of Treasury that ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional and held that federal tax law cannot limit the participation of same-sex married couples and domestic partners in a long-term care insurance plan.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released a video today to mark the third annual observance of Harvey Milk Day in the state of California. Below is a transcript of the video:
“On Harvey Milk Day, the state of California officially honors the life and legacy of a leader dedicated to the fundamental American value of equality.