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John Lewis' Public Statements on Issue: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Deceased

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05/12/2020 Lewis, Neal, Davis, Wyden Condemn Rule Enabling Further Harm to LGBTQ+ and Native American Foster Youth
05/01/2020 Rep. John Lewis Responds to Discriminatory Health Regulation
06/05/2019 Reps. Lewis and Gonzalez-Colon: Every Child Deserves a Family
05/17/2019 Rep. John Lewis on Equality Act
03/21/2019 Letter to the Honorable Lynn Johnson, Assistant Secretary of Administration for Children and Families and Director Severino, Director of the Office for Civil Rights - Lewis, Davis Seek Info on HHS Waiver to Permit Discrimination Against Prospective Foster Parents
01/23/2019 Key House Democrats Condemn HHS Waiver Condoning Discrimination in Foster Care in South Carolina
10/05/2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Schneider Leads 100+ Democratic Members Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats
08/01/2018 Letter to Hugh Hurwitz, Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Reverse Effort Placing Transgender Offenders at Risk for Sexual Assault
06/05/2018 Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
06/05/2018 Rep. John Lewis' Statement On The Masterpiece V. Colorado Decision
05/23/2018 Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director - ICYMI: 127 Democrats Urge OMB Director Mulvaney to Reject Discriminatory Health Care Proposal
03/27/2018 Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - More Than 100 Democrats to Call on Department of Health and Human Services to Put Patients First and Withdraw Discriminatory Refusal of Care Rule
07/26/2017 Rep. John Lewis Responds to Proposed Ban on Transgender Military Service People
07/05/2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Concerns About Student Civil Rights
06/09/2017 Gillibrand Introduces Legislation To End Discrimination Against Potential LGBT Adoptive and Foster Parents Based on Their Sexual Orientation; Open More Loving Homes To Children Being Left Behind
04/28/2016 Letter to Chairman Goodlatte - Calls for Judiciary Hearing on Equality Act
07/27/2015 Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - LGBT Foreign Service Officers
07/23/2015 Letter to Arne Duncan, Department of Education Secretary - Ensuring LGBTQ Equality
07/14/2015 Letter to Secretary Duncan, Department of Education - Protecting LGBTQ Students from Discrimination
06/26/2015 Members of Congress, Civil Rights Groups Celebrate Landmark Marriage Equality Ruling, Call for Full Federal LGBT Non-Discrimination Protections
06/26/2015 Rep. John Lewis Applauds Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality
06/08/2015 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - LGBT Discrimination
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
12/15/2014 Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Director of Health and Human Services - Protect LGBT Unaccompanied Minors
12/15/2014 Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Drop Ban on Blood Donations from Gay Men

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