LGBTQ+
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released this statement on the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision on marriage equality, which was announced on June 26, 2015:
Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George, 202-226-7616
Washington D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks yesterday evening on the House floor welcoming His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Congress of the United States. Below are the Leader’s remarks:
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Washington D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today at the White House Summit on the United State of Women. Below are the Leader’s remarks:
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando:
"Our nation has woken to the agonizing news of the brutal attack in Orlando last night. We are horrified and heartbroken to see such hate leveled at so many people hoping just to spend a night out dancing.
Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George, 202-226-7616
San Francisco – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released this statement today in honor of LGBT Pride Month, which begins on June 1:
“During LGBT Pride Month, we celebrate the triumphs LGBT Americans continue to make to advance freedom in our country. One of America’s first openly LGBT elected officials, the late San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk said, ‘hope can never be silent.’ Today and every day, we raise our voices to create a more hopeful future for all.
Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the outcome of three amendments regarding LGBT discrimination offered in the Energy and Water Appropriations bill:
Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released this statement after House Republicans voted unanimously in favor of the display of the Confederate Battle Flag at the Citadel and other institutions that train military officers with taxpayer funds, and also in favor of a Republican provision that would overturn President Obama’s historic executive order banning anti-LGBT discrimination in federal contracts:
Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Republicans on the House Rules Committee refused to make in order a bipartisan amendment that would strike an anti-LGBT provision included in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act:
Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released this statement on the commemoration of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia:
Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George, 202-226-7616
San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released this statement in honor of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which occurs on November 20:
"On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor and remember all who were murdered simply because they were courageous enough to embrace their identity. We don't know all of their names – but we refuse to let inaccurate reporting render these brave transgender people invisible.