Legislators & LGBTQ advocacy groups stressed the importance of passing the Act, noting its unanimous support from Democrats in both chambers
Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson, the Democrats' 3rd witness, dedicated a portion of her prepared remarks to the Equality Act
"Twitter's new regime is willing to aid campaigns spreading lies but block campaign videos about protecting women's reproductive freedom"
Looking beyond Congress, Cicilline said he is eager to continue advancing “equality and justice for our community”
"With homophobic and transphobic legislation being proposed in state legislatures - it is far past time we act to outlaw discrimination"
Reacting to a question during the daily briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre decried the move by the Florida Governor
Priorities for Balint include the Equality Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation & gender identity
Cicilline became the fourth openly gay member of Congress and is one of the most powerful voices on LGBTQ matters in the House
LGBTQ rights groups have largely praised President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech that he delivered on Tuesday
“To my Republican friends, if we could work together in the last Congress, there is no reason we can’t work together in this new Congress”
