New research by GLAAD found media coverage of the US Equality Act lacked LGBTQ+ voices, and frequently included anti-trans speakers and groups.
The Equality Act was passed by the US House of Representatives in February, and will now go to vote in the Senate. 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.
However, GLAAD found major news outlets covered stories relating to the Equality Act in ways which included “harmful anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.” In the analysis, coverage by leading news outlets was graded using the following scale: outstanding, pass, satisfactory/needs improvement, and fail.