House Approves Sweeping L.G.B.T.Q. Equality Legislation

“Today, the House will take up and pass for the second time, the Equality Act, H.R. 5, and we are really excited to have the incredible support of President Biden and his commitment to make the Equality Act the law of the land. Every American deserves respect and dignity. And it’s important that the Equality Act become law because it will once and for all ensure that L.G.B.T.Q. Americans can live lives free of discrimination and in particular it amends the existing civil rights architecture and adds sexual orientation and gender identity to employment, education, housing, credit, jury service, public accommodations and federal funding. It’s a fully inclusive civil rights law that will once and for all make discrimination illegal in this country.” “This legislation is personal for me. Just six years ago, L.G.B.T.Q. Americans, like my daughter, won the legal right to marry who they love. The Equality Act would make sure she can continue living her life with her wife, with the security and dignity of knowing she won’t face basic discrimination because of who she.”