Tell Congress to prioritize policies that protect LGBTQIA+ workers!

Dear Friend,

Happy Pride Month!

Pride Month is a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community and the people within it, past and present, who have fought to make our country and lives safer and stronger. [1] It is also about the importance of being able to live authentically, and moving the dial toward a world where everyone is safe, thriving, and not discriminated against in any way. And on that front, there is a lot of work left to do. That is why today, moms, dads, gender expansive parents, caregivers, and loved ones are using our collective voice to bring awareness to the discriminatory pay inequity that continues to harm the LGBTQIA+ community.

→ Join us in calling on Congress to take action on LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day and prioritize policies that protect LGBTQIA+ workers.

While data on LGBTQIA+ workers is limited, research from Human Rights Campaign shows that LGBTQIA+ workers earn about 90 cents for every dollar the “typical worker” (aka the median wage for all workers in the United States) earns. [2] But we all know that the LGBTQIA+ community is not a monolith – the wage gap for LGBTQIA+ workers widens when race, sexuality, and gender identity are considered, with Latine LGBTQIA+ and trans women workers among the lowest earners. These discriminatory practices must END!

On this LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day, we join forces with organizations and individuals across the country to challenge a system that devalues our labor, discriminates against our identities, and denies us the economic security we deserve. Together, we strive for a future where our contributions, regardless of gender identity, sex characteristics, or sexual orientation, are valued equally. [3]

**SIGN our letter now calling on Congress to prioritize policies that protect LGBTQIA+ workers!

We're calling on Congress to prioritize policies that will strengthen and protect the lives and rights of the LGBTQIA+ community now, and in the future. According to recent findings, one in four U.S. adolescents in grades 9 through 12 reported their sexual identity as non-heterosexual. [4] These young people will soon enter the workforce, if they have not already. We need to band together and continue the fight against pay discrimination, to ensure safer and more equitable work environments for them.

**SIGN our letter now calling on Congress to prioritize policies that protect LGBTQIA+ workers!

When you take time to take action with MomsRising in support of these important policies - it matters and it works.

→ Join us in calling on Congress to take action this LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Day and prioritize policies that protect LGBTQIA+ workers.

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Together we’re a powerful force for our families and communities.

-Taylor, Ruth, Kristin and the whole MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team

References:

[1] The First Pride Was a Riot: The Origins of Pride Month | American University, Washington, D.C.

[2] The Wage Gap Among LGBTQ+ Workers in the United States - Human Rights Campaign

[3] LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day - Equal Pay Today

[4] One in Four U.S. Adolescents Identify as Non-Heterosexual, Comparative Analysis Finds - News Center