Friends —

It’s no secret that right now, LGBTQ+ rights are facing a coordinated campaign of hate and discrimination from the far-right all over the country.

Since January, state and federal legislators have proposed more than 450 anti-LGBTQ+ bills that restrict health care access, target trans youth, ban LGBTQ+ inclusive curricula in schools, and otherwise endanger and harm LGBTQ+ people. We can’t sit by and can’t let this go unanswered, which is why we are going to bat for LGBTQ+ rights in Congress.

In the past few months, my team and I:

• Introduced the Transgender Bill of Rights, a landmark resolution to recognize the federal government’s duty in protecting the rights of transgender and nonbinary people and to ensure trans people have access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security.


• Introduced the International Human Rights Defense Act to reaffirm the U.S.’s commitment to protecting and promoting LGBTQ+ rights as part of our foreign diplomacy, including when working with our international partners.


• Led an effort to put pressure on the Biden administration and federal agencies to loosen restrictions on testosterone to make it easier for trans people to access the health care on which they rely.

We’re doing what we can to bring about change in Congress, and there will be more crucial legislation to come. But we need your help if we want to take any big steps forward.

The GOP is so focused on tearing down LGBTQ+ rights because they think it’s a winning campaign issue. It’s up to us to remind them that a strong majority of Americans stand with their LGBTQ+ neighbors and want to see us go forward, not backwards. Even a small contribution of $5 or $10 helps power our work to fight back against the far-right and their campaign of hate and cruelty.

So please:

Make a contribution to our movement today and send a clear message that you stand with the LGBTQ+ community and its allies as we fight to protect and expand civil rights for all.

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Democrats and progressives need all hands on deck if we are going to win. I hope we can count on your support.

In solidarity,

Ed Markey

 

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