Following the historic win for LGBTQ rights at the U.S. Supreme Court, Senate Democrats pushed Thursday for a vote on Equality Act to codify and expand those protections — but were thwarted by an Oklahoma Republican who cited “Harry Potter” author J.K.
Rowling in remarks against moving forward with the bill. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), the chief sponsor of bill, asked for unanimous consent to move forward with the Equality Act, which he said would guarantee “the opportunity for every individual