LGBTQ+ Alliance
About the Alliance
The U.S. Conference of Mayors has long championed the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. In 1984, the organization adopted policy calling for the legal protection of those rights at all levels of government, making it the first organization of elected officials to do so. In 1991, it adopted policy calling for granting the protection of federal hate crimes laws to all citizens, including LGBTQ+ communities, and in 2009 it adopted policy supporting marriage equality. America’s mayors have been at the forefront of the battle for marriage equality, employment discrimination protections, and the repeal of don’t-ask-don’t-tell, decriminalizing HIV, and against right-to-discriminate laws across the country. USCM will continue the fight to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans — and all civil rights.
In 2019, the Conference established the LGBTQ+ Alliance to lead the Conference’s work related to LGBTQ advocacy, policy, and protections that are increasingly under assault by the Supreme Court and state legislatures nationwide.
Todd Gloria
Mayor of San Diego, Co-Chair
Satya Rhodes-Conway
Mayor of Madison, Co-Chair
Latest News and Resources
In New Letter, U.S. Conference of Mayors Urges Senate to Pass Respect for Marriage Act
Washington, DC – Today, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of the U.S. Conference
More than 145 Bipartisan Mayors Urge the Senate to Pass the Respect for Marriage Act
Washington, DC – Today a group of 150 mayors – Republicans, Democrats and Independents – sent a letter to
Statement by The U.S. Conference of Mayors on the Florida Senate’s Passage of “Don’t Say Gay” Legislation
Washington, DC—Below is a statement by the Chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors LGBTQ Alliance, San Diego Mayor Todd