"There are good people in the Republican conference," Balint said. "but when it comes to these issues, we have not seen any of them"
Legislators & LGBTQ advocacy groups stressed the importance of passing the Act, noting its unanimous support from Democrats in both chambers
Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson, the Democrats' 3rd witness, dedicated a portion of her prepared remarks to the Equality Act
U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Lisa Murkowski introduced Global Respect Act
'At some point anti-woke is also anti-sane, and we look ridiculous,' the congressman said
White House reconsidering aid to Uganda over Anti-Homosexuality Act
GOP leadership so far has declined to take a hard stance pending the conclusion of investigations and law enforcement actions
"Forcing schools to allow biological males to compete against young women is unfair, unsafe, and wrong" Republicans said in a statement
The Washington Blade is a sponsor of the National Cannabis Festival, the organizer behind Thursday's Congressional Forum
Members voted 219-203 along party lines for passage of the bill, which was introduced by GOP U.S. Rep. Gregory Steube (Fla.)
