Celebrating
Pride
Month
Dear
Friend,
There’s
no
better
way
to
kick
off
the
summer
than
by
celebrating
Pride
Month.
Senator
Harris
is
proud
to
represent
and
defend
the
millions
of
LGBTQ
individuals
throughout
California
and
our
nation.
As
a
Californian
and
a
Latino
member
of
the
LGBTQ
community,
I
feel
so
proud
to
work
for
and
be
represented
by
Senator
Harris,
who,
back
in
2013
-
in
her
capacity
as
Attorney
General
-
officiated
the
first
gay
marriage
in
San
Francisco
between
Kristin
Perry
and
Sandy
Stier.
Today,
she
continues
to
lead
the
charge
in
defense
of
the
LGBTQ
community
and
won’t
back
down
from
defending
their
rights.
Click
here
to
watch
Senator
Harris
speak
out
against
judicial
nominees
with
anti-LGBTQ
records
Senator
Harris
has
a
long-standing
record
of
fighting
for
the
LGBTQ
community,
a
fight
which
she
continues
as
a
senator.
Just
last
week
she spoke
out
against the
Trump
Administration’s
pattern
of
nominating
judicial
nominees
with
discriminatory
records
towards
the
LGBTQ
community.
Senator
Harris
has
supported
a
number
of
bills,
resolutions,
and
letters
aimed
at
protecting
the
LGBTQ
community
in
the
face
of
this
administration.
- Do
No
Harm
Act: Introduced
a
bill
to prevent
the
federal
Religious
Freedom
Restoration
Act
from
being
used
to
avoid
complying
with
civil
rights,
labor,
child
welfare,
or
health
care
laws,
effectively
ensuring
religious
liberty
can’t
be
used
as
pretext
to
discriminate
against
the
LGBTQ
community,
women,
and
religious
minorities.
Full
text
of
the
bill
is
available
here.
- A
bill
to
prevent
discrimination:
Cosponsored
a
bill
to
nullify
the
effect
of
the
executive
order
laying
a
foundation
for
discrimination
against
LGBTQ
individuals,
women,
religious
minorities,
and
others
under
the
pretext
of
religious
freedom.
Full
text
of
the
bill
is
available here.
- Equality
Act: Cosponsored
a
bill
to
prohibit
discrimination
on
the
basis
of
sex,
gender
identity,
and
sexual
orientation,
and
for
other
purposes.
Full
text
of
the
bill
is
available here.
- Resolution
Designating
LGBT
Equality
Day: Cosponsored
a
resolution
expressing
support
for
the
designation
of
June
26,
2017,
as
“LGBT
Equality
Day”.
Full
text
of
the
resolution
is
available here.
- A
letter
urging
AG
Sessions
to
uphold
protections
for
LGBTQ
asylum
seekers
fleeing
persecution: Full
text
of
the
letter
available
here.
- A
letter
urging
Secretary
Mattis
not
to
implement
a
ban
on
transgender
servicemembers: Full
text
of
the
letter
is
available here.
- A
letter
urging
AG
Sessions
to
protect
transgender
workers
from
discrimination:
Full
text
of
the
letter
is
available here.
Pride
Month
is
a
time
to
celebrate
the
diversity
that
the
LGBT
community
represents,
and
to
recognize
the
progress
we’ve
made.
Let’s
continue
to
celebrate
how
far
we’ve
come
and
to
fight
for
where
we’re
heading.
Best,
Josh
Josh
Wodka
Special
Assistant
U.S.
Senator
Kamala
D.
Harris |