{"id":74318,"date":"2018-10-17T10:25:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T14:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrc-releases-scorecard-of-115th-congress-measuring-support-for-lgbtq-equality\/"},"modified":"2018-10-17T10:25:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T14:25:52","slug":"hrc-releases-scorecard-of-115th-congress-measuring-support-for-lgbtq-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrc-releases-scorecard-of-115th-congress-measuring-support-for-lgbtq-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"HRC Releases Scorecard of 115th Congress, Measuring Support for LGBTQ Equality"},"content":{"rendered":"

HRC Releases Scorecard of 115th Congress, Measuring Support for LGBTQ Equality<\/b>
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Today, with only 20 days left until the crucially important midterms, HRC released its Congressional Scorecard<\/a> measuring support for LGBTQ equality in the 115th Congress. Members of Congress were scored based on a range of key indicators of support for LGBTQ equality \u2014 from votes in the Senate to confirm anti-LGBTQ Trump-Pence cabinet officials and judicial nominees to votes and co-sponsorships in both chambers on pieces of legislation that significantly impact LGBTQ people and their families.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile Donald Trump and Mike Pence have spent the past two years unleashing relentless attacks on the LGBTQ community, the 115th Congress has done little to hold them accountable or pass LGBTQ equality, while doing a great deal to undermine the rights of the most vulnerable members of our community,\u201d said HRC President Chad Griffin. \u201cThe HRC Congressional Scorecard serves as an important tool to understand where Members of Congress stand on LGBTQ equality. As we face one of the most important elections of our lifetime, HRC\u2019s Congressional Scorecard makes clear that it is crucial for fair-minded voters turn out in force to elect a pro-equality majority to Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the 115th Congress, 184 Democrats in the House and Senate received perfect 100 scores. In comparison, zero Republicans earned perfect scores. There was also a slight increase for the average score among House Democrats in comparison to the 114th Congress.<\/p>\n

With 246 cosponsors, The Equality Act \u2014 critically important federal legislation that would finally add clear, comprehensive non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people to our nation’s civil rights laws \u2014 has record support in both the House and Senate. The Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, International Human Rights Defense Act, Voting Rights Advancement Act, Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act, and the Juror Non-Discrimination Act\/Jury ACCESS Act all also have record support in both chambers.<\/p>\n

In addition to votes on LGBTQ-specific legislation like the deeply discriminatory Hartzler Amendment, the scorecard also includes a number of votes beyond LGBTQ-specific measures that profoundly impact LGBTQ people and their families. From votes to refuse to provide Title X family planning grant funds to Planned Parenthood \u2014 one of the largest providers of trans<\/a>-competent care in the country and a vital source of healthcare for women<\/a>, especially low-income women<\/a> \u2014 to attempts to repeal core provisions of the Affordable Care Act, the measures scored all significantly impact the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n

Key Facts:<\/p>\n