Opponents say the bill impinges on First Amendment rights, particularly free speech and religious liberty. The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank,that the Equality Act would “force employers and workers to conform to new sexual norms or else lose their businesses and jobs.”
“Females of all ages can expect to lose more and more opportunities … to biological males who have a natural advantage in sports and physical activities,” the group said. “The Equality Act would defeat the entire purpose of Title IX, which was meant to ensure that women would have the same opportunities as men including in sports, and would leave women vulnerable to sexual assault.”
“Full equality has been denied to LGBTQ+ Americans and their families for far too long,” he said in a statement. “The Equality Act provides long overdue federal civil rights protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity ... codifying the courage and resilience of the LGBTQ+ movement into enduring law.”
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