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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.

Matt Gaetz
Politics
GOP Rep on Equality Act: What If Trump Declared Himself a Woman?

Matt Gaetz, announcing his opposition to the bill, seems to think people just decide to be transgender.

April 02 2019 6:04 PM
How Conservatives Are Using ‘Feminism’ to Fight Against LGBTQ Equality
Commentary
How Conservatives Are Using ‘Feminism’ to Fight Against LGBTQ Equality

A calculated alliance based on transphobia is fueling the fight against the Equality Act. 

April 02 2019 11:29 AM
Log Cabin
Politics
Gay GOP Leader Rails Against Law That Would Protect LGBTQ People

An op-ed from gay Republican Gregory T. Angelo blasting the Equality Act is now being used by extremists to foster opposition to it. 

March 28 2019 7:31 PM Updated
Sally Field and Sam Greis
People
Sally Field and Gay Son Sam Greisman Come Out for Equality Act

"As long as I am upright, I will fight for this to be," the Oscar winner says about fighting for LGBTQ protections. 

March 25 2019 6:56 PM
Chick-fil-A
Politics
16 Civil Rights Leaders Demand Congress Pass the Equality Act

Officials of organizations like the Human Rights Campaign, the National Urban League, and the National Women's Law Center participate in a coordinated plea.

5:31 PM
Glenn Beck and Mat Staver
Politics
Right-Wingers Are Going Ballistic Over the Equality Act

Liberty Counsel claims the Equality Act threatens religious freedom, while Glenn Beck says a Trump defeat in 2020 means the downfall of America.

8:01 AM
Statue of Liberty and Ten Commandments
Politics
Right-Wingers Panic Over Equality Act: 'Bill Threatens Women, Religion'

The far right is trotting out scare tactics about transgender people and "anti-Christian bias."

March 13 2019 5:01 PM
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