Related: QAnon Rep says LGBTQ Equality Act will hurt women, Christians & fetuses in unhinged rantThe Equality Act would add sexual orientation and gender identity to existing federal civil rights legislation, banning discrimination against LGBTQ people on the job, in public accommodations, in housing, and in other areas.
It would also expand the definition of public accommodations banned from discriminating against all categories of people under federal law.Courts and the Biden administration have already enacted some of these protections, but passing a law through Congress would expand them and make them harder to roll back.LGBTQ rights organizations celebrated the bill passing.“The harsh reality is that current anti-discrimination.