John, 

Last month we celebrated Pride and the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. A particularly celebratory moment this year was SCOTUS ruling on Bostock v. Clayton County—SCOTUS ruled that companies do not have the right to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace.

This was a landmark moment, but there’s still more work to do.

LGBTQ+ people now have legal protection from discrimination at work, but it is still legal to discriminate against them at stores, restaurants, hotels, and federally funded programs—including adoption agencies and transportation services.

More recently, in another horrendous attack on LGBTQ+ rights, the Trump administration rolled back protections for LGBTQ+ people in the Affordable Care Act that made it illegal for doctors, hospitals, and others to deny care to a person if they disapproved of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

That's why we need your help. We have to beat this awful game of whack-a-mole against bad rules, court positions, and legislation, so it’s past time for comprehensive protections.

Join us in demanding Congress pass the Equality Act!

This bill applies legal equality to literally all areas of civil rights.

It would:

• Amend our nation’s civil rights laws. 
• Provide LGBTQ+ people and their families clear, consistent protections nationwide—including in employment, housing, credit, education, public spaces, and services; federally funded programs; and jury service.

When it comes to opportunities for earning a living, having a place to live, or being served in a public space, they should be treated with the same human decency as anyone else.

It’s important to also note that the Equality Act is a critical step in the fight for civil rights and is core to ending anti-Blackness in this country.

Black LGBTQ+ people and LGBTQ+ people of color are disproportionately impacted by LGBTQ+ discrimination of all kinds. Black Americans who identify as LGBTQ+ continue to be economically disadvantaged because of persistent discrimination; housing insecurity; a lack of quality, affordable healthcare; and fewer educational opportunities.

Black transgender women face the highest levels of fatal violence within the LGBTQ+ community.

If passed, the Equality Act would provide much-needed comprehensive non-discrimination protections to help these communities thrive.

We need the Equality Act NOW in our fight to achieve true equality.

SCOTUS has spoken, now we need Congress to act.

Tell your legislators to support the Equality Act today.

Edwith Theogene
Advocacy Director
Generation Progress