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Democrats Introduce Bill to Amend Civil Rights Act to Include LGBTQ Protections

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Democrats introduce a bill called the Equality Act to codify LGBTQ protections in law, under the landmark Supreme Court ruling, Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

eroding trans children and adults’ rights. Dozens of these bills have been passed into law.

Takano said at a press conference that the Equality Act could help beat back some of these attacks. “We cannot allow extremists in our country to once again normalize homophobia and attacks on LGBTQ people. We can’t turn away from the discrimination that still exists for so many LGBTQ people today,” he said.

The bill has passed the House twice under Democratic leaders, but faces long odds of passing under Republican rule.

 

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