page_title: Political positions of Elizabeth Warren
section_title: LGBT rights
hierarchical_section_title: Political positions of Elizabeth Warren / Social issues / Civil rights / LGBT rights
caption_attribution_description: Rally at US Sen 0221 Senator Elizabeth Warren
context_page_description: Elizabeth Warren is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
  Warren was a candidate in the 2020 United States presidential election.
context_section_description: Warren supports same-sex marriage and passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
  In July 2015, Warren and fellow senator Tammy Baldwin joined eighty-one congressional colleagues in signing a letter to the Food and Drug Administration requesting it lift a ban on gay and bisexual males donating blood and implement a one-year deferral on the grounds that the ban served "to perpetuate the stereotype that all men who have sex with men pose a risk to the health of others."
  In May 2017, Warren was one of forty-six senators to introduce the Equality Act of 2017, described by Representative David Cicilline as ensuring "that every LGBT person can live their lives free from the fear of discrimination. Above all, it’s about honoring the values that have guided our nation since its founding. It’s critical that Congress pass the Equality Act into law."
  In June 2019, Warren was one of eighteen senators to sign a letter to United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo requesting an explanation of a decision by the State Department to not issue an official statement that year commemorating Pride Month nor issue the annual cable outlining activities for embassies commemorating Pride Month. They also questioned why the LGBTI special envoy position had remained vacant and asserted that "preventing the official flying of rainbow flags and limiting public messages celebrating Pride Month signals to the international community that the United States is abandoning the advancement of LGBTI rights as a foreign policy priority."
caption: Warren speaks at a June 2017 pride rally at the United States Capitol
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