Senate’s Obamacare Repeal Bill Condemned by LGBTQ Advocates

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 22, 2017—Today, the United States (U.S.) Senate made public the so-called Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628). If passed, the bill would take away health insurance from millions of people, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people. While the full extent of its harm is not yet known because the…

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Republican-Led House Votes to Strip Millions of People of Health Care

WASHINGTON, DC, May 4, 2017—Today, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed the hastily concocted Trumpcare, the so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA), which seeks to repeal the landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA). If enacted, the bill could eliminate quality affordable health care for millions of people. In addition to today’s House vote to repeal the ACA, yesterday, the Department of…

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Historic Equality Act Seeks Explicit Non-Discrimination Protections for LGBTQ People

WASHINGTON, DC, May 2, 2017–Today, the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is joining members of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus in re-introducing the Equality Act. Sponsored by United States Representative David Cicilline (D-Rhode Island) and United States Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), and Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), the bill seeks to explicitly ban discrimination against…

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The Equality Act – One for All

With the reintroduction of the Equality Act, here is some analysis and perspective on key aspects of the historic bill from our Advocacy and Action Department team: Public Accommodations/Desegregation of Public Facilities “Where LGBTQ people, especially trans people face the most routine yet dangerous discrimination is often in public spaces while trying to go about…

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