HOMOSEXUALITY

Articles and editorials

Gay Rights, Religious Freedom and the Law, S2422 [27AP]

Next Fight for Gay Rights—Bias in Jobs and Housing, S5532 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions

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. 23), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 238), H187 [9JA]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 447), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 864), H980 [11FE]

——— prohibit Federal court jurisdiction and funding over cases related to marriage (see S. 1080), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 1968), H2417 [22AP]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see S. 1330), S2850 [13MY] (see H.R. 2309), H2957 [13MY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 41), H37 [6JA]

——— 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. 442), H479 [21JA]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 29), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 197), H103 [7JA]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1766), S5129 [15JY] (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]

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. 2368), H3251 [15MY]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 302), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 590), H660 [28JA]

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. 915), H1032 [12FE]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see S. 270), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 1598), H2031 [25MR]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1858), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 3185), H5465 [23JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 208), H2308 [16AP]

District of Columbia: disapprove law repealing exemption allowing religiously affiliated educational institutions to discriminate against gay and lesbian student groups (see S.J. Res. 11), S1629 [18MR] (see H.J. Res. 44), H2210 [14AP]

Diversity: designate a national day of celebration for the diversity of the U.S. (see H. Res. 204), H2269 [15AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see S.J. Res. 12), S2400 [23AP] (see H.J. Res. 32), H1035 [12FE]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1598), S4250 [17JN] (see H.R. 2802), H4490 [17JN]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (H.R. 2802), call for committee and floor consideration (see H. Res. 399), H5769 [29JY]

——— prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see S. 1382), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 2449), H3388 [19MY]

——— support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]

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. 435), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 824), H915 [10FE]

FTC: prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H3388 [19MY]

House Rules: amend to protect House employees from employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity (see H. Res. 428), H6137 [17SE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2095), H2653 [29AP]

Insurance: require insurers that consider marital status in rating or underwriting a policy to consider the proposed insured to be married if he or she is legally married under the laws of any State (see H.R. 2851), H4591 [23JN]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 263), H3212 [14MY]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see S. 1740), S4953 [9JY] (see H.R. 3105), H5290 [16JY]

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, Washington, DC: redesignate as FBI Building (see H.R. 3801), H7137 [22OC]

Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2607), H3756 [2JN]

LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9011 [3DE]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 329), H4542 [18JN]

Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see S. Res. 184), S3238 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2210 [14AP]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 38), H2307 [16AP]

No Name-Calling Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 8), H480 [21JA]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 846), H916 [10FE]

Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see S. 1765), S5061 [14JY] (see H.R. 3793), H7089 [21OC]

Social Security: provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2464 [23AP]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 753), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 1404), H1721 [17MR]

Stonewall National Historic Site: establish (see S. 2386), S8602 [10DE] (see H.R. 4230), H9270 [10DE]

Supreme Court: disagree with decision in Obergefell v. Hodges relative same-sex marriage (H. Res. 359), call for committee and floor consideration (see H. Res. 399), H5769 [29JY]

——— disagree with decision in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage (see H. Res. 359), H5088 [10JY]

U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 2976), H4955 [8JY]

Essays

State of the Union: Emily (Emery) Mead, S343 [21JA]

Lists

Organizations supporting S. 1858, Equality Act, S5531 [23JY]

Remarks in House

Beninda, Alexandra A.: Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, Distinguished Service Award recipient, E534 [21AP]

Buffalo, NY: tribute to Buffalo Pride Week, H3650 [2JN]

Carson, Julie: Equality Florida (organization) Community Partner for Equality Award recipient, E1241 [9SE]

Courts: ensure equal protection and equal rights under the law regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H9677 [17DE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 197), H56 [7JA]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (H.R. 3068), H5879 [10SE]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to law enforcement agencies that engage in discriminatory profiling based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin, H3738 [2JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse, H1858 [24MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: prohibit funding to be used in contravention of Executive order against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, H3985, H3986 [9JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 3185), H5453 [23JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2118 [13AP], H2164 [14AP]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (H. Res. 208), E517 [16AP]

District of Columbia: tribute to DC Black Pride festival, E600 [28AP]

——— tribute to DC Central Kitchen Culinary Job Training program, E1143 [28JY]

Elwood, IL: dedication of monument honoring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, E773 [21MY], E795 [29MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 32), H1017 [12FE]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage, H3555 [21MY], H7395 [3NO]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (H.R. 2802), H5181 [15JY]

——— support Working Families Agenda (H. Res. 506), H7319–H7322 [28OC], H8344 [18NO], E1561 [29OC]

Florida: tribute to LGBT marriage equality, E35 [8JA]

Foreign aid: allegations that U.S. foreign assistance to countries is conditioned upon such countries’ implementing certain social policies, H4338 [12JN]

Frazier, Debbie: Michael Brown Memorial Faces of the Community Award recipient, E987 [25JN]

Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC: anniversary, E534 [21AP]

Hicks, Chuck: Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, Distinguished Service Award recipient, E534 [21AP]

House Rules: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, H17 [6JA]

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, Washington, DC: redesignate as FBI Building (H.R. 3801), E1512 [22OC]

LGBT History Month: observance, H7265 [28OC]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance, H4436 [17JN], E821 [2JN]

——— observance (H. Res. 329), H4643–H4645 [24JN], E969 [24JN]

National Day of Silence: observance, H2253 [15AP], H2295 [16AP]

National objectives: increase efforts to ensure equality for all people, H922 [11FE]

Phelps, Anne: Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, Distinguished Service Award recipient, E534 [21AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3494 [20MY], H7627 [4NO]

San Diego, CA: observance of Pride Month, H5125 [14JY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, H4881 [8JY], E1745 [9DE]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 846), H2295 [16AP]

Supreme Court: call for justices that have performed same-sex wedding ceremonies to recuse themselves from decision in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to same-sex marriage, H4646 [24JN]

——— decision in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage, H4778 [7JY], H5019–H5025 [9JY], H5181 [15JY]

——— hearing of arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage, H2449, H2451–H2453 [23AP], H2481, H2493 [28AP], H2667 [30AP], H2787 [1MY], H3650 [2JN], H4428–H4430 [16JN], H4446 [17JN], H4538–H4540 [18JN], H4599, H4604, H4606 [24JN], H4656 [25JN]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: observance, E1657 [19NO]

Turkey: condemn atrocities at Istanbul pride parade, H5287 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

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 (S. 23), S12 [6JA]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (S. 29), S16 [6JA]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (S. 302), S654 [29JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse, S3739, S3740, S3753 [4JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity, S6799 [17SE]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (S. 1858), S5530–S5533 [23JY]

Elwood, IL: dedication of monument honoring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, S3176 [20MY]

Families and domestic relations: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to ensure equal treatment of same-sex married couples under Social Security and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S2005, S2006 [26MR], S2200, S2210 [15AP]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (S. 1740), S4957 [9JY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, S4937, S4940 [9JY], S4991, S5001 [13JY], S5025, S5040, S5044, S5046, S5047 [14JY], S5111 [15JY], S5167 [16JY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 439), S1029 [23FE]

Slidell, LA: tribute to Louisiana Veterans Festival, S2793 [12MY]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage, S2098–S2100 [13AP], S2470 [28AP]

Reports

Link Between Economic Competitiveness & Workplace Equal Opportunity in Florida: Equality Florida (organization) (excerpt), E483 [14AP]

Texts of

S. 23, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act, S13 [6JA]

S. Res. 184, Stop Harming Our Kids Resolution, S3245 [21MY]