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god fucking dammit i kinda like that shirt

COMRADE PELOSI 😱 :hammer-sickle: :rat-salute:

ah yes welcome to the lgbtq community person who abstained on the speier amendment (which tbh is whatever but itll own the libs), cole amendment, duncan amendment (fucking big deal), the violence against women act (big deal), the DNHA (big deal), the TFPA (big deal), the SSIA (big deal), the ECDFA (big deal), the family act (big deal), and the IHRDA (somewhat important, might be imperialism bait)

Speier Amendment to the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (H.Amdt. 509)Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) offered an amendment to the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2500) to codify the military’s existing equal employment opportunity policy to prohibit discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, and sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity). This would end the ban on transgender military service. The House passed the amendment on July 11, 2019, by a vote of 242-187 (Roll Call Vote No. 439, 1st Session, 116th Congress). Democrats – 232 yes, 0 no, 6 not voting; Republicans – 10 yes, 186 no, 3 not voting; Independents – 0 yes, 1 no, 0 not voting. HRC supported the amendment

Cole Amendment to FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act (H.Amdt. 267) Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) offered an amendment to the FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act (H.R. 2740) to remove a provision in the underlying bill that would have prohibited funds to implement the Trump Administration’s expansive and unnecessary regulation creating a “Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom” within the Department of Health and Human Services designed to empower health care providers to refuse service to LGBTQ people and people needing reproductive care. The House defeated the amendment on June 12, 2019, by a vote of 192-230 (Roll Call Vote No. 266, 1st Session, 116th Congress). Democrats – 3 yes, 230 no, 5 not voting; Republicans – 189 yes, 0 no, 11 not voting. HRC opposed the amendment.

Duncan Amendment to FY 2020 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.Amdt. 470)Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) offered an amendment to the FY 2020 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 3055) to remove a provision in the underlying bill that would have codified the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s guidance “Appropriate Placement for Transgender Persons in Single-Sex Emergency Shelters and Other Facilities,” which provides explicit guidance and instructions for operators of emergency shelters regarding the rights of transgender beneficiaries. The House defeated the amendment on June 24, 2019, 14HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN CONGRESSIONAL SCORECARD | 116th CONGRESSby a vote of 181-236 (Roll Call Vote No. 401, 1st Session, 116th Congress). Democrats – 0 yes, 228 no, 10 not voting; Republicans – 181 yes, 8 no, 11 not voting. HRC opposed the amendment

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 (H.R. 1585)Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) introduced the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 to reauthorize critical domestic violence programs. The House passed the bill on April 4, 2019, by a vote of 263-158 (Roll Call Vote No. 156, 1st Session, 116th Congress). Democrats – 230 yes, 1 no, 3 not voting; Republicans – 33 yes, 157 no, 1 present, 6 not voting. HRC supported the bill

No Harm Act (H.R. 1450) (Co-Sponsorship)Representatives were asked to co-sponsor legislation introduced on February 28, 2019, that would amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to exempt areas of law where RFRA has been used to bypass federal protections, including civil rights laws, thus restoring the original intent of the legislation and clarifying that RFRA is intended to protect religious freedom without allowing the infliction of harm on other people. The measure had 216 co-sponsors: Democrats 216; Republicans 0; Independents 0

Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 (H.R. 3570) (Co-Sponsorship)Representatives were asked to co-sponsor legislation introduced on June 27, 2019, that would officially classify the provision and advertising of conversion therapy in exchange for monetary compensation as fraudulent practices and expressly direct the Federal Trade Commission to protect consumers from these harmful and discredited practices. The measure had 220 co-sponsors: Democrats 220; Republicans 0; Independents 0

Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019 (H.R. 2653) (Co-Sponsorship)Representatives were asked to co-sponsor legislation introduced on May 9, 2019, that would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to require school districts in states that receive ESEA funds to adopt codes of conduct specifically prohibiting bullying and harassment, including on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and religion. The measure had 232 co-sponsors: Democrats 225; Republicans 7; Independents 0

Every Child Deserves a Family Act (H.R. 3114) (Co-Sponsorship)Representatives were asked to co-sponsor legislation introduced on June 5, 2019, that would prohibit any public child welfare agency receiving federal financial assistance from discriminating against any youth involved with child welfare services or any potential foster or adoptive family on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. The measure had 227 co-sponsors: Democrats 226; Republicans 1; Independents 0

FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185) (Co-Sponsorship)Representatives were asked to co-sponsor legislation introduced on February 13, 2019, that would help bridge the financial gap facing many working families following the birth or adoption of a child as well as personal or family illness requiring leave from work. The measure had 220 co-sponsors: Democrats 219; Republicans 1; Independents 0

International Human Rights Defense Act of 2019 (H.R. 1857) (Co-Sponsorship)Representatives were asked to co-sponsor legislation introduced on March 25, 2019, that would build a framework into U.S. diplomacy to protect LGBTQ rights worldwide by making the prevention of and the response to discrimination and violence against the LGBTQ community a foreign policy priority. It would also create a Special Envoy within the State Department who would serve as principal advisor to the Secretary of State on LGBTQ issues. The measure had 215 co-sponsors: Democrats 215; Republicans 0; Independents 0

HRC note showing that Pelosi is a piece of shit for not voting for LGBT positive legislation:

Traditionally, the Speaker of the House does not co-sponsor legislation and often does not cast a vote, however Speaker Pelosi did vote for the Equality Act, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, the American Dream and Promise Act, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, and the impeachment of Donald J. Trump; score is based solely on votes.

and of course opposing healthcare that would allow trans people to get surgeries and lgbt people to get healthcare without discrimination