As temperatures rise this summer, we’re turning up the heat and calling our Senators every 👏🏾 single 👏🏾 day 👏🏾 to demand they pass the #ForThePeopleAct. Grab a phone and a friend; it's time for 🔥 #HotCallSummer 🔥#S1#HR1
The #ForThePeopleAct (S1) is common-sense legislation with bipartisan support among voters—the type of bipartisanship that truly matters. Your #Senators need to hear from you. Call them every day in June to let them know they should support #S1. 888-453-3211 #HotCallSummer#HR1
It’s long past time for the Equality Act to become law, and Pride Month couldn’t be a better time to get it done!
We won’t have full equality in this country until every LGBTQ+ person can live free from discrimination.
Thank you @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris for the invite to today’s historic ceremony establishing Juneteenth as a national holiday.
As we celebrate Freedom Day across #IL14, let’s also acknowledge the fullness of our nation's history, learn from it, and teach the next generation.
Today marks 8 years since the DACA program was created. But the thousands of Dreamers contributing to our communities and country each day continue to be in danger.
I'll never stop fighting to do everything in my power to protect Dreamers, their families, and all immigrants.
This is good news but it's just the beginning. We need to stop the raids that not only terrorize and tear apart families but also our communities.
https://t.co/ZeaWMX5vfH
"Increasingly, researchers have begun to realize that how a child’s gender dysphoria evolves over time is less important than curtailing potential trauma caused by hostile family environments."
A wonderful piece on #TransKids by @transscribe
https://t.co/WOxRf6c8rh
Thousands of people marched in Brooklyn yesterday in solidarity with Black transgender people. The march aimed to honor and support black trans victims of violence – particularly at the hands of police and in the justice system.
The fight for justice continues, but today we celebrate the US Supreme Court decision that federal employment discrimination laws protect LGBT employees!
#BREAKING: In a historic win #SCOTUS has ruled in favor of LGBTQ employees. Amid continued murders of Black people & powerful uprisings, we take a moment to celebrate today. This victory reflects the work of trans leaders who fought to make this possible. https://t.co/eZ2nOg7iI8
Finally, some good news! Today, #SCOTUS affirmed that employers can’t fire or discriminate against LGBTQ+ people in the workplace just because they’re LGBTQ+. This will go a long way toward protecting LGBTQ+ people, but the fight against discrimination is still far from over.
HISTORIC: #SCOTUS affirms that existing federal law bans employment discrimination against #LGBTQ people!
This landmark ruling sends a signal to LGBTQ youth that they are deserving of dignity, respect and basic protections under the law! https://t.co/Y28p6vWOWN
The vote was 6-to-3, with conservatives Chief Justice John Roberts and Neil Gorsuch joining the court's four liberal justices in the majority.
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BREAKING NEWS: In a landmark decision, #SCOTUS affirms that sexual orientation and gender identity are protected characteristics under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
No one should have to live in fear of discrimination. The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold protections for LGBTQ+ workers preserves the LGBTQ+ movement’s hard-won progress—but we must keep up the pressure to ensure every LGBTQ+ person is free to be who they are without fear.