Just before Christmas, Congress passed the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill to fund the government. The 4,155 page spending bill includes $575,000 “for family planning/reproductive health, including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species” and $11 million for various LGBT projects.
The Washington Stand reports:
The earmarks laid out for LGBT-themed special interest projects in the omnibus spending bill include:
- $1.2 million for “LGBTQIA+ Pride Centers” at San Diego Community College
- $1 million for Zora’s Housein Ohio, a “coworking and community space” for “women and gender-expansive people of color”
- $3 million for the American LGBTQ+ Museum in New York City
- $1 million designated for “LGBT special services program as a part of the VAWA grant funding”
- $250,000 for “Our Lives Matter,” a gay rights law archive in Wisconsin
- $750,000 for the “TransLatin@ Coalition” to provide “workforce development programs and supportive services for Transgender and Gender nonconforming and Intersex (TGI) immigrant women in Los Angeles”
- $105,000 for a mentoring program for LGBT youth in the greater Pittsburg area
- $856,000 for an “LGBT Center” in New York
- $523,345 for Compass LGBT Youth and Social Services programing
- $113,520 for an LGBT Center of Greater Reading, Pa.
- $500,000 to establish a staff position for Special Advisor to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQIA+ persons
- $1.5 million for an LGBT+ community center new home project in New York
- $750,000 for “LGBT and Gender Non-Conforming housing” in Albany, New York
Regrettably, 18 Republican Senators and 10 Republican House Representatives voted for the bill, including Washington’s Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler.
No matter their political affiliation, Washington’s elected officials need to hear from you – the voices of families.
In 2023, FPIW Action will continue to be the leading voice of families in Washington and we will push forward to protect life and liberty. Thank you for your support – we cannot do it without you.
