Sinema has often earned the ire of many of her Democratic colleagues for stymying progressive legislation- refusing to abandon the filibuster
Bill received final approval last week
Sinema’s reputation as an iconoclast has occasionally frustrated her Democratic colleagues in the chamber as well as progressives more broadly
With 258 votes in favor, 169 opposed, and one Member voting “present,” the legislation will now be signed into law
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, and LGBTQ groups celebrated Tuesday's victory
Coordinated campaign by anti-LGBTQ groups fails to weaken support among GOP Senators as the bill sees clear path to near-certain passage
President Joe Biden has urged Congress to expeditiously send the Respect for Marriage Act to his desk where it will become law
So-called Remain in Mexico policy remains in place
JoDee Winterhof, HRC’s senior vice president of policy and political affairs, once worked for Sinema as chief of staff
LGBTQ people are still official second-class citizens without full equal rights & figured out long ago that there is no “both sides” fairness
