Democrats defended the measure against opponents' claims of dire consequences. Capitol Hill -- Landmark legislation that would expand federal civil rights law to prohibit LGBTQ and gender identity ...

Congressional Democrats introduced on Wednesday the Equality Act, a bill that would modify existing civil rights legislation to ban discrimination against LGBTQ people in employment, housing, public ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley (D) is re-introducing an “historic” bill in an effort to enshrine protections for the LGBTQ+ community under federal law. With Merkley leading the ...

This week, we discuss the Senate hearing on the Equality Act. Emilie Kao, director of Heritage's Devos Center explains the ways in which the Equality Act would affect everyday life, gives an outlook ...

Thomas Jipping is a senior legal fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Sarah Parshall Perry / @SarahPPerry Sarah Parshall Perry is a senior ...

The House has passed the Equality Act, which would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to protect people from being discriminated based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing and ...

More than a generation ago – August 2021 will mark 28 years – Minnesota became the first state to provide human rights protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents. It was a long, ...

Contradicting his earlier claims that he was a pro-LGBTQ Republican during the 2016 presidential campaign, President Trump plans to oppose what advocates say is the most comprehensive ...