Hi John,

Just a couple of weeks ago, I rode 80 miles — from San Francisco to Santa Cruz — as part of the AIDS/LifeCycle ride to raise funds for two incredible LGBTQ+ organizations: the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

Participating in this ride is one of the most meaningful things I’ve done as a public servant. Because it’s about more than a bike ride. It’s about the people who passed when there was no treatment. It’s about protecting future generations. Fighting back against stigma, discrimination, and indifference.

And this Pride Month, when LGBTQ+ rights are under attack across the country, this fight is more important and more challenging than ever.

I’m fighting for equal rights and protections against discrimination. Because your sexual orientation or gender identity should not determine your worth, your pay, your status in society, your right to be a parent, or start a business, or get a job.

These rights are under attack by the Trump administration. GOP leaders are attacking the transgender community, specifically targeting trans kids. They’re cutting funding for the emergency suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth. They even want to rename the USNS Harvey Milk.

We must stay in this fight. Not just during Pride month, but every single day.

Will you pitch in today to help fuel my fight and help me keep standing up for the LGBTQIA+ community in the Senate?

From protecting trans youth to expanding access to HIV prevention and care, to pushing back on hateful rhetoric and dangerous legislation, I’m all in. But I can’t do it alone.

Let’s keep riding forward with pride.

Thank you.

— Adam

P.S. I want to thank the people who donated toward my Aids/LifeCycle ride. Your support means the world to me, to all the participants, and to the organizations benefiting from your donation. Your messages of support moved me too, including some of the below:

I know and love people within the LGBTQ community and I want to thank you for what you are doing. My twin brother died from AIDS when we were 33. I’m 72 now and I miss him dearly each day. Ride knowing you have my love and support.

Thank you. Please protect my own trans family members and all trans folks, their friends and families everywhere. We need to stand up for human rights and against bigotry, discrimination and cruelty.

As a long term HIV/AIDS survivor I am moved hearing that you will ride in the AIDS ride. As a California resident I am proud to say that I voted for you… Thank you for your service in our Government. And thank you for fighting for the LGBTQ community.

I’m proud that you’re my senator and that you’re supporting LGBTQ+ young people!