Did the Respect for Marriage Act Displace the Equality Act?
A longtime LGBTQ+ activist contemplates whether perfection really is the enemy of progress.
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Equality Act
The Equality Act of 2015 is a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate that if passed would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include protections that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex in the areas of employment, housing, public education, federal funding, and credit.
Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination Persists in the U.S.: Congressional Report
"The fight for equality in this country will not be over until we address all of these disparities and create true equity for the LGBTQ+ community," says U.S. Rep. David Cicilline.
December 19 2022 5:12 PM
Liz Cheney Ousted from Congress, Leaves Mixed Record on LGBTQ+ Issues
Cheney lost Tuesday's Republican primary for the U.S. House seat from Wyoming to a Trump-backed candidate.
August 17 2022 1:39 PM
GLAAD Finds Sharp Rise in Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Americans
The findings are disturbing but not surprising, given anti-LGBTQ+ activity in state legislatures.
June 23 2022 10:00 AM
Why Passing the ERA Is as Critical to LGBTQ+ Folks as the Equality Act
Fifty years ago today, Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment, which could help shore up rights for queer people along with current legislation.Â
March 22 2022 8:00 AM
More Than 500 U.S. Companies Support Passage of Equality Act
New members of HRC's Business Coalition for the Equality Act include Edward Jones, REI, Honeywell, McDonald's, Harley-Davidson, and more.
January 25 2022 9:00 AM
Kyrsten Sinema Gets More Heat Over Her Support for Filibuster
More than 50 Arizona LGBTQ+ activists and allies call on the Human Rights Campaign to urge Sinema to back filibuster reform so that key legislation can move forward.
January 19 2022 9:55 PM
Aiyana’s Chances Are Slim, But Congress Can Save Her
While Congress waffles on the Equality Act, LGBTQ+ youth suffer.
August 17 2021 3:20 PM
President Biden's Pride Proclamation Highlights Anti-Trans Violence
Exclusive: Biden officially proclaimed June 2021 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, calling for action on the Equality Act and against deadly transphobia.
June 01 2021 5:30 AM
A Plea for the Equality Act From the Mom of a Trans Daughter
Knowing your child faces legal discrimination is a silent agony for many parents.
May 08 2021 12:39 PM
Over 400 Major Businesses Endorse Equality Act, LGBTQ+ Civil Rights
Dozens of Fortune 500 companies are urging Congress to pass the LGBTQ+ civil rights legislation.
April 28 2021 2:54 PM
What Senate Majority Leader Schumer Is Saying About the Equality Act
The New York Senator talks about the current chances of the LGBTQ+ legislation -- and how we can help pass it.Â
April 14 2021 12:30 PM
New Coalition Promotes Passage of Equality Act
The Equality Act would improve "the lives of millions of LGBTQ people in this country and our families," says Kierra Johnson, executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund.
March 23 2021 1:30 PM
50 Years a Scapegoat: LGBTQ+ Community Once Again in GOP Crosshairs
"Immorality," "sanctity of marriage," "men in women's bathrooms," now "boys competing with girls" -- when will Republicans stop exploiting hate against us?
March 19 2021 2:19 PM
Trans Teen Stars in Equality Act Hearing, Lindsey Graham Gets Schooled
Stella Keating testified eloquently in favor of the LGBTQ+ rights bill, while Alphonso David stood up to the South Carolina senator's distortions.
March 17 2021 3:50 PM
Transphobic Voices Elevated in Media Coverage of Equality Act
Several media outlets failed to include any LGBTQ+ voices, while some quoted transphobic rhetoric without context, a GLAAD analysis finds.
March 04 2021 3:03 PM
Rep. Angie Craig: The Equality Act Is Personal for Me
The first lesbian mom and wife to serve in Congress explains how the pro-LGBTQ+ legislation will benefit all women.
February 27 2021 12:49 PM
New Anti-LGBTQ+ Coalition Calls Equality Act a Threat to Children
The Promise to America's Children has many far-right groups and activists as supporters, including Penny Young Nance (pictured) of Concerned Women for America.
February 26 2021 3:16 PM
Two Republicans Backed Equality Act in 2019, Rejected It in 2021
Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart and Elise Stefanik voted against the pro-LGBTQ+ bill two years after embracing it.
February 26 2021 2:23 PM