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CAPITOL HILL REPORT

House Forcing Americans to affirm LGBTQ and SOGI Culture
August 29, 2019
So far, in the House of Representatives, the 116th Congress has been a term of extending freedoms to some at the expense of others. We’ve seen bills, committee hearings ([link removed]) , and floor speeches ([link removed]) promulgating the Left’s talking-point demanding that our laws affirm a person’s sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).

SOGI The Violence Against Women Act ([link removed]) (VAWA), H.R. 1585 ([link removed]) , was one of the House’s first successful attempts at including SOGI language in a piece of legislation. SOGI language in VAWA has been interpreted to allow biological males who identify as a woman to enter into biologically female only places, not only violating the privacy, but also sometimes the safety of women seeking shelter.

On top of this, the House’s passage of the Equality Act ([link removed]) , H.R. 5 ([link removed]) , has also been celebrated ([link removed]) by liberals and main-stream culture ([link removed]) . Proponents of this legislation believe it is a landmark win for the LGBTQ community that gives them the protections from discrimination they deserve by making SOGI protected classes under federal civil rights laws.

Most recently, the House unanimously passed the PRIDE Act ([link removed]) , which allows same-sex couples to receive tax benefits that were previously awarded only to traditionally married couples, a husband and wife, by nullifying the Defense of Marriage Act ([link removed]) (DOMA). It does so by modifying the tax code to allow same-sex couples to receive retroactive tax refunds from years prior to the 2013 Supreme Court decision striking down DOMA in U.S. v. Windsor ([link removed]) .

These three pieces of legislation are dangerous because they undermine the United States Constitution. Our Constitution already grants all people equality under the law, especially through the 14th Amendment ([link removed]) , the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ([link removed]) , and Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 ([link removed]) . Furthermore, by not including any conscience protections in VAWA and the Equality Act, and providing retroactive benefits in the PRIDE Act, all three pieces of legislation extend special protections and privileges for only LGBTQ people at the detriment of Americans who oppose their lifestyle, like Jack Phillips, the owner of a bakery repeatedly ([link removed]) targeted for his refusal to bend his
conscience and the Downtown Hope Center ([link removed]) , which refused to allow a transgender female into their women’s only shelter.

It is more important than ever to continue telling Washington, especially the Senate ([link removed]) who has yet to vote on these pieces of legislation, of your disapproval of these harmful policies. Eagle Forum will continue to fight the assault on our Constitutional rights.

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Questions or legislative concerns, please don't hesitate to contact our D.C. Executive Director Kirsten Hasler directly via email at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or phone at 202-445-8531.

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