US votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people

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The Equality Act amends existing civil rights law to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identification as protected characteristics in the US. 9News

The bill passed by a vote of 224-206 with three Republicans joining Democrats in voting yes.

“The LGBT community has waited long enough," Rep. David Cicilline, who is gay and the bill's lead sponsor said. Democrats are trying to revive it now that they have control of Congress and the White House, but passage still appears unlikely in the evenly divided Senate. Mr Biden made clear his support for the Equality Act in the lead-up to last year's election, saying it would be one of his first priorities.

“Our neighbour, @RepMarieNewman, wants to pass the so-called 'Equality' Act to destroy women’s rights and religious freedoms. Thought we’d put up ours so she can look at it every time she opens her door," Ms Greene tweeted.“It breaks my heart that it is necessary, but the fact is, and in fact we had a sad event here even this morning, demonstrating the need for us to have respect," Ms Pelosi said, at one point pausing and taking a deep sigh.

 

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More pc bullshit

If God doesn't punish America, then He must apologise to Sodom and Gomorrah.

Interesting that the Biblical rainbow has seven colours by specific design. The flag of a certain cohort is a deliberate attempt to avoid the Biblical rainbow but in the process merely highlights the abomination in God’s eyes. 6 as in flag colours also has Biblical parallel

About fucking time! God bless President JoeBiden

It has nothing to do with equality. It's just another attack on free speech...

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