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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.

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Commentary
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
Business
Business
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
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Politics
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. 

April 14 2021 12:30 PM
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Politics
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
trans rights
Commentary
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
Stella Keating
Politics
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
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Media
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
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