Will the Equality Act reframe how we talk about LGBTQ Americans? | Analysis by Brandon Tensley
That's because, in May, the Democrat-led House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, an expansive bill that would protect against anti-LGBTQ discrimination in all aspects of commercial and public life. If the Democrats retain the House and win the Senate in 2020, many expect that they would have the votes to send the measure to the President's desk.
But the legislation feels all the more powerful in light of its broader messaging potential: If it gains enough support in Congress, its explicit affirmation of LGBTQ rights and the lives they protect could help to fundamentally change the character of how America has traditionally portrayed LGBTQ people.Read MoreRecall the ways various governments and institutions have historically vilified queerness. The mid-century"lavender scare," championed by then-Sen.
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