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Equality Act, the Sweeping LGBTQ+ Rights Bill, Reintroduced in Congress
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Equality Act, a wide-ranging LGBTQ+ rights bill, was reintroduced in the U.S. House and Senate...
Equality Act backers undeterred by lack of progress three years later
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 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· 10 months 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· 1 year 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· 1 year agoCivil rights groups are over the moon at President Joe Biden’s signing of the Respect for Marriage...
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...
Trio of Pro-LGBTQ+ Politicians Likely to Head Democrats in House
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.S. House of Representatives looks to have a new but still strongly pro-LGBTQ+ group of...
House passes Respect for Marriage Act, sending it to Biden
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWashington — The House on Thursday approved legislation that provides federal protections for...
Liz Cheney Ousted from Congress, Leaves Mixed Record on LGBTQ+ Issues
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoU.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, lost Tuesday’s Republican primary and will not retain her seat,...
8 Ohio cities are ranked highly for protecting LGBTQ people. Advocates say it's not enough
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEight of Ohio's cities get top marks when it comes to protecting equality for LGBTQ people. The...