“It is unconscionable, not to mention now illegal, that any government official could continue to deny universal access and recognition to gay and lesbian couples and their families.” Read more »

“We have been long overdue in delivering justice for the men and women who have had to suffer because of who they love” Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet and senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, delivered the following statement on the House Floor urging the United States Supreme Court to rule in favor of full marriage equality for same-sex couples. “Mr. Speak... Read more »

Congressman Jerrold Nadler will be attending the landmark marriage equality case being argued before the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 28th. The four cases from Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan and Kentucky challenge state laws that prohibit same-sex couples from marrying and deny recognition to lawful marriages performed by other states. The Supreme Court will decide whether the Constit... Read more »

Congressman Nadler released the following statement in response to President Obama's call for an end to "conversion" therapy for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth: "As President Obama has said, sexual orientation change efforts - colloquially known as 'conversion' or 'reparative' therapy - have been widely discredited by nearly every major medical and mental health association across ... Read more »

211 Members of the House and Senate Weigh in for Marriage Equality Ahead of Oral Arguments at Nation’s Highest Court on April 28 Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Jerrold Nadler and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen today introduced the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act and ensure that all legally-married, same-sex couples are treated equally under federal law. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced the companion bill in the Senate today. Joining them on the bill ar... Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee and author of the “Respect for Marriage Act,” the bill to repeal the “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA), released the following statement in response to today’s decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court: “I applaud today’s action by the Supreme Court to decline review of the pending marriage equality cases in Ind... Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, applauded President Obama for announcing that he will sign an executive order on Monday to ban federal contractors from discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) workers. Congressman Nadler is Vice Chair of the House LGBT Equality Caucus and a long-time supporter for passage of... Read more »

CONTACT: Aaron Keyak (Nadler), (202) 225-5635 Tom Mentzer (Feinstein), (202) 224-9629 Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), authors of the “Respect for Marriage Act” in the House and Senate respectively, welcomed the report by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on implementation of the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor. “The Supreme Court’s... Read more »