Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen has announced the introduction of a new bill called the Equality Act, to ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans.
According to the senator's release, the act would change existing landmark federal anti-discrimination laws to explicitly add sexual orientation and gender identity to bans on discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, jury service, access to credit, federal funding and more.
The act also aims to add protections against sex discrimination in specific sections of anti-discrimination laws where they had no been included before.
“No one should ever be discriminated against for who they are or who they love. It’s heartbreaking that, after years of progress, extreme Republicans are attacking and discriminating against the LGBTQ+ community and attempting to roll back the clock," said Senator Rosen.
For more information about the new act, you can visit Senator Jacky Rosen's website.
