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Equality Act 2019: House passes sweeping anti-discrimination bill to expand protections of LGBT people - CBS News
Houses passes Equality Act to increase protections for sexual orientation and gender identity - CNNPolitics
Equality Act: House OKs Pelosi priority bill to expand gay rights
House Equality Act Extends Civil Rights Protections to Gay and Transgender People - The New York Times
Its a shame that things are so partisan that this will be shot down in the senate or by Trump himself but at least its being tried and rightfully so. Good Job!!!
Regardless full and equal civil rights protections for LGBT will happen in my life time and its an awesome thing equality is winning and bigotry is dying.
what is the equality act?
Equality Act (United States) - Wikipedia
backup links:House passes sweeping anti-discrimination bill to expand protections of LGBT people
Democrats in the House have approved a sweeping anti-discrimination bill that would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The measure passed a vote of 236 yeas to 173 nays with eight Republicans joining Democrats in support of the bill. Called the Equality Act, the legislation updates existing federal nondiscrimination laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act, to confirm that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is unlawful discrimination based on sex. It would extend protections to employment, housing, loan applications, education, public accommodations and other areas. The bill is a top priority of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said it will bring the nation "closer to equal liberty and justice for all." Co-sponsor of the bill, Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, said the "LGBT community has waited nearly 250 years" for such legislation to pass.
"Equal treatment under the law and a commitment to fairness and equality are founding values of our country. Discrimination of any kind is wrong and no one should ever be treated as less than equal because of who they are or who they love," said Cicilline
Houses passes Equality Act to increase protections for sexual orientation and gender identity - CNNPolitics
Equality Act: House OKs Pelosi priority bill to expand gay rights
House Equality Act Extends Civil Rights Protections to Gay and Transgender People - The New York Times
Its a shame that things are so partisan that this will be shot down in the senate or by Trump himself but at least its being tried and rightfully so. Good Job!!!
Regardless full and equal civil rights protections for LGBT will happen in my life time and its an awesome thing equality is winning and bigotry is dying.
what is the equality act?
Equality Act (United States) - Wikipedia
The Equality Act is a bill in the United States Congress, that, if passed, would amend the Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, public education, federal funding, credit, and the jury system.[SUP][1][/SUP] As of 2019, 30 states have not outlawed LGBT discrimination, with members of the LGBT community being given very little protection at a national level[SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP] and two-thirds of LGBT Americans reporting facing experienced discrimination in their personal lives. The Equality Act seeks to remedy this lack of protection, applying existing state anti-LGBT discrimination laws nationwide.
The United States is currently one of the few Western nations not to outlaw anti-LGBT discrimination in employment nationally.
The Equality Act passed the United States House of Representatives on May 17, 2019. It is currently awaiting consideration by the United States Senate.[SUP][9][/SUP]