Support the Equality Act
From the AFL-CIO
Rep. David Cicilline and Sen. Jeff Merkley last week reintroduced the Equality Act in the 116th Congress. A landmark piece of civil rights legislation, the bill would extend comprehensive protections to LGBTQ working people.
Currently, private employers in 29 states can legally fire workers based solely on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Equality Act would ensure that civil rights protections are extended equally to LGBTQ Americans.
Amending existing federal civil rights laws, it would explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in education, employment, housing, credit, federal jury service, public accommodations and the use of federal funds.
More than 70% of Americans—including a majority of Republicans—support passing the kinds of protections found in the Equality Act.
The Equality Act’s record number of co-sponsors in the House of Representatives is 239.
“No one’s civil rights should depend on the ZIP code they happen to be in at the moment.” —Pride At Work Executive Director Jerame Davis
