Nobody should face discrimination because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
John,
Today is the one year anniversary of the House passing the Equality Act, a bill that would expand the protections of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
A year after Katie Porter and Democrats in the House passed the Equality Act, it still hasn’t passed in the Senate. We need 60 votes in the Senate to turn this bill into law, but Republicans are standing in the way of protecting Americans from discrimination.
More than half of US states do not have laws that protect LGBTQ+ Americans from discrimination. We know that members of the LGBTQ+ community face discrimination when they do things like apply for a mortgage, leaving them with higher interest rates and paying thousands of dollars more than other families. In many states, this type of discrimination, along with discrimination when hiring or in schools, is perfectly legal.
The Equality Act can’t wait. Sign Katie’s petition telling the Senate to pass this legislation so that LGBTQ+ Americans are protected under the Civil Rights Act.
Thanks for your support!
—Team Porter
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Congresswoman Katie Porter is fighting for affordable child care, lower cost prescription drugs, climate action, and a strong, stable, globally competitive economy that works for everyone. She’s standing up to corporate special interests and doesn’t take any money from corporate PACs or lobbyists, so we rely on grassroots supporters like you pitching in when they can. Make a contribution today.
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