Unequal under the law (LBGTQ)

It’s a sobering departure from previous civil rights bills in that it fails to address discrimination not only in employment… but in all spheres of public life.

While some state and local laws offer some of these protections, the lack of a comprehensive federal law allows for a patchwork of protections – and in some cases an endorsement of overt discrimination.

This analysis produced by the Movement Advance Project shows why Federal legislation is essential.

• And a doctor in Indiana can deny service to a patient based on gender identity.

• A landlord in West Virginia can decline to show a property to a lesbian couple.

• A restaurant owner in El Paso, Texas can kick a gay couple out of his establishment simply because the couple shared a kiss with one another.

Legislation against employment discrimination may be a start, but it falls far sort of what’s needed to insure true equality for all Americans regardless of gender orientation.