Today, Republicans introduced their #FairnessforAll Act which purports to protect LGBTQ civil rights, but in practice would enshrine & federally sanction anti-LGBTQ discrimination in nearly every way - healthcare, social services, housing, employment, education & more.
#FairnessforAll Act would also roll back EXISTING protections against discrimination based on race, sex and religion – undermining key parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – AND could preempt certain state & local protections. It is a truly terrible bill.
Apparently the sponsors of #FairnessforAll Act believe its ok to be LGBTQ as long as you take your business elsewhere, seek medical care elsewhere, are educated elsewhere and that LGBTQ people should simply exist – elsewhere. vox.com/policy-and-pol…
If the sponsors of #FairnessforAll Act truly want to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination, they should urge Senate Majority Leader McConnell to hold a vote on the #EqualityAct, a bipartisan LGBTQ non-discrimination bill that I was proud to champion in the House.
