Maloney’s PRIDE Act (Providing a Requirement to Improve Data Collection Efforts) would fill a glaring gap in law enforcement data collection. And on Thursday, he responded to the tragic Orlando massacre of 49 LGBT clubgoers by introducing a bill that would mandate federal reporting on the deaths of LGBT Americans for the first time. Sean Patrick Maloney is used to pushing for LGBT rights in Washington.Īs one of only seven openly gay members of Congress, he was the lone congressman to speak out against the federal raid of Rentboy, the gay hookup site and sex worker community.
