Did the Respect for Marriage Act Displace the Equality Act?
advocate.comLike many, I've been an advocate for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community for a long time. In 2019, I began working with Freedom for All Americans and a coalition of individuals and state equality organizations towards advancing the Equality Act.
There were advocates from Michigan to Maine, Georgia and Florida, Texas, Ohio and beyond. Our task was to educate the public and the polity to the on-going discrimination endured by LGBTQ + Americans.
And that the Equality Act — comprehensive, enduring non-discrimination federal legislation — would alleviate and right this wrong.It was humbling and exhilarating to work with scores of progressive grassroots activists toiling away in red states — faith leaders, families, LGBTQ+ youth, journalists and elected officials.
As a diverse working group, we addressed legislators and their constituents who, with education, might come to support the passage of federal equality legislation.
