Republican congressman breaks ranks to back LGBT Equality Act
Source: pinknews.co
Nick Duffy
31st May 2017, 4:36 PM
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The Equality Act, which was reintroduced to Congress earlier this year, would introduce federal-level protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
At current the issue is only covered by a patchwork of state laws, meaning in more than 30 states it is still legal to fire people for being gay.
To date the only Republican to openly declare support was Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who is not seeking re-election in 2018.
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GOP Rep. Scott Taylor, the Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia’s 2nd district, announced he would become a co-sponsor.
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Read more: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/05/31/republican-congressman-breaks-ranks-to-back-lgbt-equality-act/?utm_source=ET&utm_medium=ETFB&utm_campaign=portal&utm_content=inf_10_60_2&tse_id=INF_f7599660462411e780b645b806a7020f
It is 2017. This should be endorsed by all congress critters. But...alas!!
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