The Equality Act has been passed by the US House of Representatives, meaning it will now go to vote in the Senate. The act was first introduced in 2019 before being scrapped by the Trump Administration.
If it becomes law, it will expand on the 1964 Civil Rights Act to ensure LGBTQ+ people are free from employment, housing and education discrimination across the nation.
It received universal support from Democrats, however a handful of Republicans, such as Marjorie Taylor Greene, have expressed concern that it will ‘limit religious freedom’.