HOMOSEXUALITY

Articles and editorials

Winthrop Bean Remembered, E97 [16JA]

Bills and resolutions

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), consideration (see H. Res. 639), H5640 [23JN] (see H. Res. 678), H6655 [22JY]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ’’widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see S. 2919), S5918 [12NO] (see H.R. 5617), H7885 [18SE]

Crime: extend coverage of Federal prohibition against hate crimes in order to provide greater protections to persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (see H.R. 5711), H7995 [14NO]

Dept. of Defense: require payment of full amount of separation pay otherwise due to former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 5009), H5818 [26JN]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1956), S439 [16JA]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to establish a national hate crime hotline and hate crime information and assistance website and provide training and education to local law enforcement to prevent hate crimes (see H.R. 5028), H5876 [8JY]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 4907), H5557 [19JN]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 2472), S3668 [12JN] (see H.R. 5128), H6351 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 4999), H5817 [26JN]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 2024), S947 [12FE] (see H.R. 3829), H134 [9JA]

Gay, Lesbian, and Allies Senate Staff (GLASS) Caucus Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 505), S4620 [17JY]

Manford, Jeanne Sobelson: tribute (see H. Res. 611), H5068 [2JN]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall Inn riots and protests due to police raid of gay-friendly establishment (see H. Res. 653), H5818 [26JN]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see S. 2646), S4762 [23JY]

Social Security: provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H6745 [23JY]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 2305), S2875 [8MY] (see H.R. 4664), H4434 [15MY]

Press releases

Presbyterian Lay Committee Board of Directors Repudiates Action of PCUSA General Assembly: Carmen Fowler LaBerge, Layman Online (Internet site), H5644 [24JN]

Remarks in House

Affirmations (organization): anniversary, E535 [7AP]

Brunei: human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, H5760 [25JN]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, H5757–H5761 [25JN]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 1755), H229 [15JA], H5507 [19JN], H5592 [20JN], H5759 [25JN], E1141 [10JY]

Clark, Jerry: Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, Distinguished Service Award recipient, E630 [30AP]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 2523), H5392 [17JN]

Dept. of HUD: closure of certain Florida field offices, H5106 [9JN]

——— National Homeless Data Analysis Project funding, H5161 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse, H3335 [30AP], H3457 [7MY]

——— amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (H.R. 2529), H5806 [26JN]

——— ensure benefits for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans that live in a State that does not recognize same-sex marriage, H7402 [10SE]

District of Columbia: tribute to DC Black Pride festival, E817 [22MY]

——— tribute to Latino Pride Festival, E872 [29MY]

Eich, Brendan: resignation as CEO of Mozilla Corp., due to backlash against views held on definition of marriage, H2963 [7AP]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 3829), H1762, H1763 [11FE]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, H5759 [25JN]

Fowlkes, Earl D., Jr.: Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, Distinguished Service Award recipient, E630 [30AP]

Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC: anniversary, E630 [30AP]

Gill, Alison: Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, Distinguished Service Award recipient, E630 [30AP]

Gleason, Robert: KPBS–TV (San Diego, CA) and Union Bank, N.A., LGBT Pride Month Local Hero honoree, E1141 [10JY]

Holder, Attorney General: enforcement of certain laws and constitutionality of certain executive actions, H2088–H2090 [28FE], H3052 [8AP]

LGBT Pride Month: observance, H5392 [17JN], H5727 [25JN], E928 [9JN], E947–E949 [10JN], E974, E975, E976, E978, E979, E980 [12JN], E1017, E1018 [18JN], E1050, E1051 [23JN], E1060, E1062 [24JN], E1068, E1070, E1072 [25JN], E1076, E1087 [26JN], E1275 [30JY]

——— observance (H. Res. 416), H5757–H5761 [25JN], E971 [12JN]

National Day of Silence: observance, H3185 [10AP]

National Gay Blood Drive: tribute, H6039 [10JY]

Olympic Games: tribute to Team USA and Paralympic Team USA participants, E176 [6FE]

Our Daily Bread, Inc.: anniversary, E881 [30MY]

Presbyterian Church (USA): General Assembly decisions on definition of marriage, divesting from certain companies doing business with Israel, and minority faith communities in the Middle East, H5644–H5646 [24JN]

Rockford, IL: anniversary of Rockford Rescue Mission, E356 [11MR]

San Diego, CA: tribute to San Diego LGBT Pride festival and parade, E1141 [10JY]

Shiloh Home, Inc.: anniversary of membership in West Chamber Serving Jefferson County, CO (organization), E298 [4MR]

Siperstein, Barbra: Pride Network (organization) Stonewall Legacy Award recipient, E1528 [12NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, H5806 [26JN]

Ukraine: oppose discriminatory law against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons, H1696 [10FE]

Remarks in Senate

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S1898 [1AP]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation, S1200 [27FE]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (S. 2024), S964 [12FE], S978 [24FE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (S. 2646), S4764–S4767 [23JY]

Russia: human rights violations, S943 [12FE]

Vermont: anniversary of marriage equality, S2189 [7AP]

Texts of

S. 2646, Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, S4764–S4766 [23JY]

S. 2919, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act, S5921 [12NO]

S. Res. 505, Gay, Lesbian, and Allies Senate Staff (GLASS) Caucus Association anniversary, S4622 [17JY]

Tributes

Manford, Jeanne Sobelson, H5029 [30MY]