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Washington teen testifies on the Equality Act to expand protections for LGBTQ+ Americans – live
The Equality Act is geared toward protecting LGBTQ+ Americans, but its protections would also shield people of color, religious groups, women and immigrants, The 19th explains: In June, the Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ+ people could not be fired for their sexual orientation or gender identity, a ruling that the Trump administration ignored and the Biden administration began enforcing via executive order last week. But in most states, it’s still legal to refuse to serve LGBTQ+ people in restaurants.But the Equality Act also would expand protections for groups already covered in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, said Sunu Chandy, legal director of the National Women’s Law Center.