Extremist judges will not stop endangering the lives of pregnant people or people who may become pregnant—overturning Roe v. Wade, attacking medication abortion, threatening the future of IVF, and this week at SCOTUS, emergency abortion care.
Our lawyers are waging strategic fights that make clear what is at stake for people who can become pregnant and seek to bolster our fundamental rights to control our lives, futures, and destinies.
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Under the Trump Administration, LGBTQ people have been under attack in subtle and blatant ways, from quietly leaving off questions on sexual orientation and gender identity from demographic surveys, to rolling back protections for trans students. At this moment, we must fight for a proactive vision that protects LGBTQ people and women through our federal civil rights laws.
The Equality Act would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other key federal nondiscrimination laws to provide clear, explicit protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, credit, federally funded programs (including education), and federal jury service. This would make clear that discrimination against LGBTQ people in these areas is against the law. The Equality Act would also provide more protections to women by closing some longstanding gaps in federal law, adding a prohibition against sex discrimination in public spaces and services, and expanding areas and entities included as public spaces in civil rights laws.
Here are 5 reasons why you should support The Equality Act, which was reintroduced today:
LGBTQ people and women need these protections – it’s time to pass the Equality Act.
