House votes 236-173 to pass Equality Act, a sweeping LGBTQ non-discrimination bill; similar bill faces long odds in the Senate; Trump admin. has expressed opposition to the measure.
Rep. David Cicilline, is joined by members of Congress and advocates during a Human Rights Campaign news conference outside the Capitol on May 17, 2019.Brooke Sopelsa and Associated Press
The House on Friday passed a sweeping LGBTQ nondiscrimination bill that would modify existing civil rights legislation to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, jury service, education, federal programs and credit. “The LGBTQ community has waited nearly 250 years for full equality in our country,” said Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., the legislation’s chief sponsor and one of eight openly LGBTQ members in the House. “Today, we’re one step closer to that goal.”
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