“ON TO THE SENATE, NOW THE BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO PROTECT LGBTQ PEOPLE CONTINUES.” February 25, 2021, Washington DC | The following statement can be attributed to Kierra Johnson, Executive Director, National LGBTQ Task Force: “We applaud the House vote on the Equality Act, and we now look to the Senate and begin in earnest what should be a bipartisan effort to protect LGBTQ people.
This is what we know: LGBTQ people in 29 states are not protected by anti-discrimination laws. This patchwork of equality is undefendable the Equality Act must be passed by the Senate so all LGBTQ Americans will be protected from discrimination.