🎉🌈 Through the House, to the Senate!
I have an update for you on this—and it's good news! The other week the Equality Act passed through the House of Representatives and is on its way to the Senate!
Over 80 percent of Americans, including a majority of Americans in all 50 states favor nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people.
But it’s vital that we get everyone onboard, so the Equality Act is enacted into law. This is where you come in. We need to make sure your Senator knows you support this. And with a hearing on the Equality Act taking place in the Senate TODAY, now's the time to let them know.
Tell your Senators to support the Equality Act today. [[link removed]]
Thanks for all you do,
Edwith
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From: Edwith Theogene, Generation Progress
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021
To: John xxxxxx
Subject: Take action: tell Congress to pass the Equality Act
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John,
We are almost 100 days into the Biden Presidency and so much has happened. One of the first things President Biden did in office was sign an executive order to combat discrimination against LGBTQ people in health care, housing and education. It’s the most far-reaching of any federal protections yet, making it a major milestone for equality!
But we have to go further. Now, we must cement these protections into law. [[link removed]]
We need consistent, explicit non-descrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people. 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—there's a vote on it on Capitol Hil this week !
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The Equality Act applies legal equality to literally all areas of civil rights. It would:
*
Amend
our
nation’s
civil
rights
laws.
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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.
Let’s remember what this is really about: whether LGBTQ people should be treated fairly across all areas of life—or whether they can be unfairly kicked out of a restaurant, denied an apartment, or denied the medical care they need, just because of who they are. That’s why passing the Equality Act is so important. [[link removed]]
The America that we, Millenials and Gen Z, believe in is a land of opportunity and freedom—where people who work hard should have the chance to get ahead. That’s why the Equality Act is so important. Updating our non-discrimination law helps ensure that all Americans, including LGBTQ Americans, can provide for themselves and their families, meet their obligations, live free from discrimination, and build a better life.
We need the Equality Act NOW in our fight to achieve true equality. President Biden has spoken, now we need Congress to act.
Tell your legislators to support the Equality Act today. [[link removed]]
In solidarity,Edwith Theogene
Advocacy Director
Generation Progress
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