. A bill that has already unanimously passed the House, the Equality Act would extend pre-existing workplace protections aimed at preventing discrimination on the basis of sexuality and gender identity. Swift pointed out that the petition had already received more than"half a million signatures, which is five times the amount it would need to warrant a response from the White House."
So after having been called out on national television, the Trump Administration was finally forced to address the petition and responded with a disheartening, but ultimately unsurprising,"no." Citing various unspecified"poison pills" within the bill that would supposedly threaten to"undermine parental and conscience rights," once again prioritizing religious freedom over the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals.
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