LGBTQ+
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Obama declared his support for marriage equality:
“Today marks progress for the civil rights of LGBT Americans and all Americans. With President Obama’s support, we look forward to the day when all American families are treated equally in the eyes of the law.
Washington, D.C. -- Drew Hammill, spokesman for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, issued the following statement on an amendment by Congressman Huelskamp of Kansas to the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill that would bar the Justice Department from using any funds to oppose the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) (P.L. 104-199) in court. This amendment passed the House late this evening by a vote of 245 to 171.
Washington, D.C. – Drew Hammill, spokesman for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, released this statement following Speaker Boehner’s decision to intervene in McLaughlin v. Panetta, a case in which eight current or former military servicemembers and their spouses are challenging the constitutionality of DOMA and the definitional portions of Title 38 dealing with military and veterans’ benefits. This case marks the 12th in which Speaker Boehner has intervened.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer wrote today to Speaker John Boehner expressing concern over the House of Representative’s intervention in the case of Cooper-Harris vs. U.S., a case in which a decorated U.S. Army veteran and her same-sex spouse are challenging the denial of VA spousal disability benefits.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Maryland Senate passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. The bill has already been approved by the state’s House of Delegates, and now heads to the Governor Martin O’Malley’s desk, where he is expected to sign the legislation into law:
“Today marks an extraordinary victory for the people of Maryland and a critical step forward in the march for marriage equality nationwide.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was declared unconstitutional in a ruling by a US District Court in the Northern District of California:
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 ruled that Proposition 8 – the California measure banning same-sex marriage – is unconstitutional:
“Today’s decision is a victory for civil rights and for progress for the LGBT community and for all Californians.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the decision by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to grant deferred action to Anthony John Makk. This afternoon, Pelosi spoke to Anthony John Makk and his husband, Bradford Wells, and informed them of the decision. Leader Pelosi had personally intervened in this case.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Obama announced a series of steps to advance the human rights of LGBT persons around the world:
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the California Supreme Court ruled that the proponents of Proposition 8 are entitled to defend it in court when the state refuses to do so. The case now returns to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals: