without the Equality Act, “a future administration may refuse to interpret the law this way, leaving these protections vulnerable.”
The legislation would also expand anti-discrimination protections to include all federally funded programs and public spaces and services, the HRC notes, which are not covered under the Supreme Court decision. Only three Republicans voted in favor of the bill—Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick , John Katko and Tom Reed —which is fewer than the“The Equality Act does no more and no less than say LGBTQ people deserve the same rights and responsibilities than all other Americans,” Rep. David Cicilline , the bill’s sponsor,
in a speech on the House floor Thursday. “The LGBTQ community has waited long enough. The time has come to extend the blessings of liberty and equality to all Americans, regardless of who they are or who they love.”A number of Republicans and right-wing groups have opposed the bill, which they fear would infringe on their religious liberties, and Rep. Chip Roy said Thursday he planned to challenge the legislation in court.
from GQR and the Human Rights Campaign. That includes 50% of Trump voters, and is up from 65% of voters who supported the legislation in 2018.lawmakers to pass the Equality Act and made the legislation a priority, saying in a statement last week the bill “provides long overdue federal civil rights protections” and would “[codify] the courage and resilience of the LGBTQ+ movement into enduring law.
CoryBooker I love how they think discrimination is only single direction.
CoryBooker Remember the protests and the outrage last year over systemic injustice against BLK ppl BEFORE the DNC took power? Notice that the equality act has ZERO to do with protecting BLK ppl The DNC rode BLK suffering all the way to power and dropped BLK folks off at the capitol gates.
CoryBooker nice
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