Today is a great & historic day for America. With the #EqualityAct passing in the House, we're closer to living up to our professed values as a nation.
Speaker Pelosi said it all here: "This is not about tolerance. This is about respect. This is about taking pride." #LGBTQ🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Speaker Pelosi said it all here: "This is not about tolerance. This is about respect. This is about taking pride." #LGBTQ🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
.@RepCicilline an author of the #EqualityAct, has been fighting for #EqualityForAll for decades in recognition of his rights and the rights of others in the #LGBTQ community.
He protected our Constitution as a House Manager; it must be made clear that it protects him as well.
He protected our Constitution as a House Manager; it must be made clear that it protects him as well.
In debates in the House before voting, Republicans appealed to ugly, hateful attacks on the #LGBTQ community — with particular venom reserved for transgender people.
@SenSchumer didn't mince his words in denouncing their hateful GOP agenda nor in describing his personal stake.
@SenSchumer didn't mince his words in denouncing their hateful GOP agenda nor in describing his personal stake.
Powerful testimony from @RepMarkTakano, as he recounted the journey to being on the cusp of #EqualityForAll and pointed out how despicable it is that Republicans are scapegoating the most vulnerable members of the #LGBTQ community.
.@SenatorBaldwin also denounced the attacks on the #LGBTQ community by House Republicans & highlighted the importance of visibility and public pride from LGBTQ people & allies.
She has been that light for countless others in her own out & proud journey & fight for #Equality4All.
She has been that light for countless others in her own out & proud journey & fight for #Equality4All.
@RepJerryNadler, Chair of the House Judiciary Committee and #LGBTQ rights warrior, highlighted a key difference in the confirmation of constitutional rights that the #EqualityAct would represent as an affirmation of rights rather than fending off attack.
.@SenBooker brilliantly closed the circle on why the #EqualityAct is on a continuum with and part of our Civil Rights journey as a nation and why it must become a pillar of our values and a true reflection of who we say we are. #LGBTQ #Equality4All
.@SenJeffMerkley, co-author of the #EqualityAct, gave a sobering breakdown of current #LGBTQ inequality:
They "can be married in the morning, rejected from a restaurant at lunch, denied a mortgage or dismissed from a jury in the afternoon, & evicted from their house that night."
They "can be married in the morning, rejected from a restaurant at lunch, denied a mortgage or dismissed from a jury in the afternoon, & evicted from their house that night."
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