The house passed the Equality Act which would protect members of the LGBTQ+ community from discrimination in anything regarding employment, housing, education, and more. This act would adjust the Civil Rights Act to protect all Americans regardless of their race, color, religion, national origin, and now gender identity or sexual orientation. This act is not secured and passed completely because it has to be passed by the Senate. In 2019, the House passed the Equality Act, but the Senate did not. The house vote this time was 224 to 206.
I was listening to parts of the debate, and people were openly against passing it. Why vote against equality? Well, many argued that this is discrimination against religion because there are people who do not agree with the LGBTQ+ community and feel that their religious places of worship, communities, or the general public would suffer. There was also an argument about transgender girls in sports, but I think that is a different topic. This act says that nobody can be denied services because of who they are or who they love. People who don’t believe in certain things are not required to do it. It is all up to personal freedom and equality.
There were many moving speeches made from representatives that have family members apart of the LGBTQ+ community or are apart of it themselves. Their message and intentions are to fight for freedom and equality for all Americans regardless of who they are. Representative Marie Newman, who has a transgender daughter, placed a transgender flag outside her office. In response, representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose office is across from Newman’s, put up a sign that stated “There are two genders: male and female. Trust the science!”
Hopefully, all Americans can come together and treat everyone fairly regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Nobody should feel nervous to express themselves because they could lose their job etc. As Americans, everyone should be protected by the same freedoms and liberties.
How do you feel about the House passing the Equality Act? Does anyone oppose the act or hope that it does not get passed in the Senate?- please explain if so.
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