PRIDE Caucus DelDems - News and Statements

September 28, 2025

Statement from the Delaware Democrats PRIDE Caucus on the Anti-Trans Provisions in the Continuing Resolution

The current Continuing Resolution being proposed by the Republicans has unacceptable anti-transgender provisions that would negatively affect healthcare for trans people, possibly jeopardizing access to Medicare and Medicaid. These would be devastating for the transgender community. While we understand that shutdowns are to be avoided, this should not happen at the expense of a marginalized community. Click here for the full statement.

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Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

July 11, 2025

Statement from the Delaware Democrats PRIDE Caucus on Trump’s nominee for US Attorney for DE

Murray's record and public statements do not support the Delaware Democrats’ platform and fear that her appointment may cause much harm to all Delawareans. Click here for the full statement.

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Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

June 18, 2025

Statement from the Executive Committee, Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus, on the Supreme Court’s Decision in United States v. Skrmetti

The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth is unconscionable. Click here for the full statement.

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Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

March 17, 2025

Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

Proudly Supports Travis McDermott for Mayor of Newark

The PRIDE Caucus proudly supports Travis McDermott for Mayor of Newark in the April 8 election. Click here for his answers to our questions on LGBTQ issues.

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Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

February 15, 2025

Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

Congratulates New State Senators-Elect

The Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus congratulates Dan Cruce for State Senate for winning the Special Election for District 1 for the open seat left by Congresswoman Sarah McBride, and Ray Seigfried for State Senate for winning the Special Election for District 5, for the open seat left by Lieutenant Governor Kyle Evans Gay.

Unofficial Results:

District 1

District 5

We look forward to working with both of our new State Senators.

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Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

February 13, 2025

Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

Elects New Executive Board

Last evening the Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus held its bi-annual re-organization meeting, where our new Executive Board was elected.

Congratulations to

Kristine Read - Chair

Mira Jade - Vice Chair

Brian McCurdy - Secretary

El Clauss* - Co-Treasurer

* - As approved by the members present, another named person was elected as co-treasurer, pending approval from their employer.

The Executive Committee thanks all of the members that participated in the election last night, and we look forward to working with our members in the coming 2 years as we advocate for LGBTQIA+ concerns.

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Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

February 13, 2025

Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

Statement on National Park Service Removing

Trans People From Legacy of Stonewall

The National Park Service today carried out an absurd Trump administration order removed all references to transgender and queer people from their website entry on Stonewall National Park in New York City, outside the Stonewall Inn.

See full statement here.

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Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

January 29, 2025

Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

Statement on Anti-Transgender Executive Orders

in the first week of the Trump Presidency

Click here for our statement on the executive orders “Defending Women from Gender ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness," and “Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation," which threaten the rights of trans athletes, trans troops, and trans children in need of medical care.

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Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

January 20, 2025

Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

Statement on Trump's Attacks on LGBTQ+ Americans

As a founding member organization of the National Federation of Stonewall Democrats, we completely agree with the National Federation of Stonewall Democrats. We WILL continue to fight for equality.

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Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

January 17, 2025

Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

Statement on the launch of National Federation of Stonewall Democrats

Click here to read our statement on the PRIDE Caucus joining with 20 sister organizations across the country to support LGBTQ+ issues.

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Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

January 14, 2025

Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

Statement on Senate Bill 9

Click here to read our statement on the bill that would roll back Title IX protections and put all women and girls at risk of invasion of their privacy.

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Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

January 1, 2025

Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

Statement on upcoming GOP Fundraiser

Delaware’s GOP party is planning a fundraiser in January. They have invited, as a guest of honor, a person whose claim to fame is that she has led an attack campaign in DC on Congresswoman-Elect Sarah McBride. These attacks are not related to any policy issues that she represents, but to her mere existence.

As a state Senator, Sarah McBride worked across the aisle on many bipartisan initiatives, including the Protect Medicaid Act of 2024 and the Healthy Delaware Families Act, Delaware’s Paid Family Medical Leave statute. While there have been legitimate policy issues upon which they disagree, McBride and elected Delaware Republicans had a respectful and productive relationship on the issues that matter to Delawareans.

But outside of Legislative Hall, the Delaware GOP is more interested in headlines than action. The PRIDE Caucus is disappointed that the Republican State Party has chosen to jump on the attention bandwagon—not only showing their disrespect to Congresswoman-Elect McBride, but also to the 287,830 Delawarean voters who sent her to D.C. to represent our state because we have seen first hand the hard work and dedication she has for our state. We chose her because we know she will work to help all Delawareans, no matter their ideologies or policies.

Rather than participating in political trolling, perhaps in the future Delaware Republicans will find their time better served by focusing on the issues that matter to the people of Delaware.

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Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

December 31, 2024

Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

Statement on the Passage of National Defense Authorization Act into Law

Over the past couple of weeks, the House and the Senate passed, and President Biden has signed into law, the National Defense Authorization Act, a bill intended to fund national protection. Instead, it includes harm: a ban on TriCare covering gender-affirming care for the children of our troops.

Eighty-one Democrats in the House and 37 Democrats in the Senate voted to pass the NDAA with this restriction.

Notably, the PRIDE Caucus appreciates that Delaware’s Senator-Elect Lisa Blunt Rochester was amongst the Democrats that stood up and voted against this harmful bill being passed.

While we recognize the National Defense Authorization Act’s importance for national security, including provisions that harm our troops' families will have a long-term effect on our ability to recruit and maintain the best-armed services worldwide.

The vote to authorize this bill at the expense of transgender youth and their families has been noted, and the PRIDE Caucus will not forget going forward.

Silence is not an option. The LGBTQIA+ community needs the support of Democrats more than ever, and the Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus will continue to advocate for equality and demand accountability from those entrusted with representing our values.

We call on the Democrats in office at both the State and Federal levels to reaffirm their commitment to equality, and to fight for the rights of all Americans going forward.

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Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus

December 18, 2024

The Delaware Democratic Party PRIDE Caucus as a member of the National Federation of Stonewall Democrats, strongly urges President Biden to veto the NDAA bill that was just passed and to send it back to be passed without restrictions to Gender Affirming Care for our troops' children.