Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenDimon: Wealth tax 'almost impossible to do' CNN's Don Lemon: 'Blow up the entire system' remark taken out of context Democrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court MORE (D-Mass.) vowed Tuesday to fight for LGBTQ protections in the federal government and beyond if elected president.

In a statement to NewNowNext, Warren said that one of her first moves as president would be to “reverse the State Department’s decision to deny visas to unmarried same-sex partners of foreign diplomats."

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“Our LGBTQ friends across the country continue to face discrimination at work, at school, and in their communities,” Warren wrote in an email. “At every turn, President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE and his right-wing allies have been doing whatever they can to unravel their rights.”

If she makes it to the Oval Office, Warren added, she will “fight tooth and nail … to ban discrimination against LGBTQ individuals in employment, housing, and healthcare."

A request for comment from Warren's campaign from The Hill was not immediately returned.

The Massachusetts progressive has a history of fighting for gay rights in the Senate, and in 2015 partnered with Sen. Tammy Baldwin Tammy Suzanne BaldwinSenators introduce bipartisan bill to mandate digital apps disclose country of origin Keep teachers in the classroom Cher raised million for Biden campaign at LGBTQ-themed fundraiser MORE (D-Wis.) to pressure the Food and Drug Administration to lift a decades-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men.

Warren, one of two dozen Democrats seeking the party's nomination to challenge President Trump, has amassed a large campaign team and unveiled multiple detailed policy proposals, but she trails in polling behind fellow contenders such as former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Democratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida Harris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle MORE and Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersOutrage erupts over Breonna Taylor grand jury ruling Dimon: Wealth tax 'almost impossible to do' Grand jury charges no officers in Breonna Taylor death MORE (I-Vt.).

Recent polls including one in her home state of Massachusetts show Warren in third, with the support of 14 percent of voters.