Five years since the U.S. House passed the Equality Act. IMAGE: Text in front of a Pride flag flying at the U.S. Capitol
The Equality Act explained: amends federal law to explicitly prohibit discrimination against LGBTQI+ people; adds new protections against sex discrimination to federal civil rights laws; and, Expands protections for minority communities in public accommodations. The Equality Act explicitly prohibits
discrimination against LGBTQI+ people in: employment, housing, credit, education, federally-funded programs, public accommodations, and jury service.
5yrs ago, the House passed the #EqualityAct to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQI+ people in key areas of life, strengthen protections against sex discrimination, & expand public accommodations protections for all.
We won't stop fighting until the Equality Act becomes law!