Smith Pushes for Progress on Equality Act

The Equality Act would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include protections against discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

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"*s senator tina smith is pushing for congress to pass the equality act... a bill that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

The equality act would amend the 1964 civil rights act to include protections againt discrimination based on sex ?

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It would also expand protections to cover federally funded programs... employment... housing... education... and public accommodatio ns such as retail stores.

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"* a majority f states across the country do "now we're lucky in minnesota that we have the human rights act, which makes those protections in law, but that is not the case in 31 states around this country.

So the equality act would take that final step, and say that you cannot discriminate against people based on their sexual identity or their sexual orientation."

Republicans in congress have raised objections that the equality act would infringe on religious liberties.

Senator smith says this is not an issue of religious liberty... it's about making