KRISTOPHER SHARP

John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act and other nondiscrimination protections in the child welfare system for LGBTQ+ youth in care, prospective foster and adoptive parents, and families of origin. Lobbied against ongoing efforts in the Houseto insert anti-LGBTQ amendments and language into appropriations bill. Pushing back on efforts to remove Protections for Transgender individuals in Federal law. And where appropriate in other bills, we lobby for nondiscrimination protections forLGBTQ+ people and families in government services and programs, schools, the child welfare system, and reproductive healthcare.

Lobbied with House Representatives to oppose White House budget proposal and the reductions to appropriations for Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Education. Additionally we opposed efforts in the House to insert anti-LGBTQ amendments and language into appropriations bills.

For the end of 2025 we Lobbied in Support of the Fit to Serve Act and to push back on efforts to remove Protections for Transgender individuals in Federal law. WE also engaed with legislators in favor of the Equality Act to increase civil rights protections for LGBTQI+ individuals. significant effort was focused on lobbying in favor of reintroduction ofthe John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act and other nondiscrimination protections in the child welfare system for LGBTQ+ youth in care, prospective foster and adoptive parents, and families of origin. And where appropriate in other bills, we lobby for nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people and families in government services and programs, schools, the child welfare system, and reproductive healthcare.

John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act and other nondiscrimination protections in the child welfare system for youth in care, families of origin, and prospective parents (particularly those who identify as LGBTQ+). This discrimination is often disguised as "religious liberty." In addition, lobbied against ongoing efforts in the House to insert anti-LGBTQ amendments and language that sometimes are couched as "religious freedom" into appropriations bills.

This quarter Lobbied in Support of the Fit to Serve Act and to push back on efforts to remove Protections for Transgender individuals in Federal law. WE also engaed with legislators in favor of the Equality Act to increase civil rights protections for LGBTQI+ individuals. significant effort was focused on lobbying in favor of reintroduction ofthe John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act and other nondiscrimination protections in the child welfare system for LGBTQ+ youth in care, prospective foster and adoptive parents, and families of origin. And where appropriate in other bills, we lobby for nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people and families in government services and programs, schools, the child welfare system, and reproductive healthcare.

John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act and other nondiscrimination protections in the child welfare system for youth in care, families of origin, and prospective parents (particularly those who identify as LGBTQ+). This discrimination is often disguised as "religious liberty." In addition, lobbied against ongoing efforts in the House to insert anti-LGBTQ amendments and language that sometimes are couched as "religious freedom" into appropriations bills.

Lobbied with House Representatives to oppose White House budget proposal and the reductions to appropriations for Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Education. Additionally we opposed efforts in the House to insert anti-LGBTQ amendments and language into appropriations bills.