Washington D.C. -On Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, will hold a hearing on the ways the Trump Administration is undermining LGBTQ rights.
WHERE: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020
TIME: 9:00 a.m. EST
BACKGROUND
* Since inauguration day, the Trump Administration has worked to purge all mentions of LGBTQ rights and has proceeded to systematically roll back protections for LGBTQ people across the board.
* The Trump Administration has expanded the availability of religious exemptions to the point at which religious liberty has become a pretext and excuse for denying LGBTQ citizens the ability to participate equally in the economy and society.
* The Trump Administration has used executive orders, litigating decisions, amicus briefs, legal interpretations, and agency guidance and regulations to undermine protections for LGBTQ people.
WITNESSES
Panel One
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY)
Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA)
Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA)
Panel Two
Sarah Warbelow
Legal Director
Human Rights Campaign
The Rev. Stan J. Sloan
Chief Executive Officer, Family Equality Council
Trustee, Union Theological Seminary
Ernesto Olivares
San Antonio, TX
Evan Minton
Livermore, CA
