Tag: Sean Patrick Maloney
Gay US congressman introduces LGBT PRIDE Act to combat violence and suicide
US Representative Sean Patrick Maloney introduced the LGBT PRIDE Act today – a year after the deadly shooting at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub.
The bill is seeks to improve data collection on the sexual orientation and gender identity of victims of violent crimes.
Many of the 49 victims at Pulse were gay.
‘Pulse wasn’t an isolated occurrence,’ says Maloney, New York’s first openly gay member of Congress.
‘Anti-LGBTQ violence is way too common – it happens when a transwoman of color is gunned down...