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Equality Act, the Sweeping LGBTQ+ Rights Bill, Reintroduced in Congress
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Equality Act, a wide-ranging LGBTQ+ rights bill, was reintroduced in the U.S. House and Senate...
Senate passes landmark Respect for Marriage Act in bipartisan vote
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWashington — The Senate on Tuesday night approved historic legislation that provides federal...
Equality Act backers undeterred by lack of progress three years later
The Hill via AOL· 4 months ago2021 started as a banner year for LGBTQ rights. In January, newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden...
Democrats reintroduce Equality Act amid Pride Month
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDemocrats in both chambers of Congress on Wednesday resurrected a proposal to extend federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans, vowing to...
Congress codifies marriage equality – but the Respect for Marriage Act has a few key limitations
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Respect for Marriage Act will reverse the 1996 law that defines marriage as one between...
Rights Groups, Elected Officials Applaud Respect for Marriage Act
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCivil rights groups are over the moon at President Joe Biden’s signing of the Respect for Marriage...
Senate Advances Historic Bill to Protect Same-Sex Marriage
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., center, joins Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, to...
LGBTQ+ Groups Call for Expanding Supreme Court, Lifting Filibuster
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLGBTQ+ legal groups are calling for an expansion of the Supreme Court, a code of ethics for...
House passes Respect for Marriage Act, sending it to Biden
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWashington — The House on Thursday approved legislation that provides federal protections for...
8 Ohio cities are ranked highly for protecting LGBTQ people. Advocates say it's not enough
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEight of Ohio's cities get top marks when it comes to protecting equality for LGBTQ people. The...