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Angus King, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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On The Ballot: Running, Independent for U.S. Senate (ME) - Jr

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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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06/15/2021 King Pushes to Curb Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ in the Child Welfare System
05/25/2021 Maine Delegation Comes Together to Raise Awareness of Teen LGBTQ Suicide
03/02/2021 King Announces Support for Landmark Legislation to Protect LGBTQ Americans
08/04/2020 Van Hollen, Wyden, Feinstein Take Action to Protect Health Care Freedoms in Court
06/16/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote
12/18/2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Service - Feinstein, Wyden, Murrary, Colleagues Demand HHS Rescind Rule Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination
06/11/2019 To Mark Pride Month, Senator King and Colleagues Introduce Bill Banning Gay & Trans "Panic' Defense
04/30/2019 Kaine, Collins, King Introduce Bill To Protect LGBTQ Americans From Housing Discrimination
07/25/2018 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
07/20/2018 Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Paul Ryan, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi - Drop Harmful Plan of Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
04/26/2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy
07/06/2017 Letter to Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
07/05/2017 Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Senate Democrats Urge HUD Secretary Ben Carson to Restore Resources That Protect LGBTQ From Housing Discrimination
10/26/2015 Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
10/26/2015 Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Implement Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decisions
03/06/2015 Brief of 167 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 44 U.S. Senators as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
01/01/2014 Issue Position: Civil Rights and Equality
11/07/2013 King Praises Passage of Employment Non-Discrimination Act
07/11/2013 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Implementation of Supreme Court's DOMA Ruling
06/26/2013 King Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Same Sex Marriage
03/01/2013 212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court
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