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Hoja de Washington<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) called for passage of the Equality Act during a press conference on Wednesday alongside Advocates for Trans Equality, who were convened on Capitol Hill for the Trans Day of Empowerment lobby day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of freedom and the opportunity to participate fully in society, the senator said, \u201cWe see hatred, we see harassment, we see homelessness, we see discrimination, and bigotry, and violence, we see unemployment, we even see state-sanctioned attempts to outlaw the very identity of our transgender members of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAcross America in 2024, in our state legislatures there have been 500 bills drafted to constrain the opportunity for transgender Americans,\u201d Merkley said. \u201cThey take on school curriculum, or they ban gender affirming care or otherwise seek to constrain the opportunity to participate in society, by our transgender individuals, in so many different ways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is wrong,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is unacceptable. And we need to therefore pass the Equality Act here in the halls of Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merkley, who introduced the latest iteration of the bill in the Senate, noted the legislation would \u201cend discrimination on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, in housing, in public accommodations, in mortgages, in financial transactions, in jury duty \u2014 every facet of American society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), who is gay and a co-chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, is leading the House version of the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Merkley said, \u201cour partners on the right side of the aisle have abandoned us. So, the responsibility to pass the Equality Act falls firmly on the Democratic Party.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The senator called for an end to the Senate filibuster as a means of passing important legislation like the Equality Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Separately, in a statement to the Washington Blade, Merkley said, \u201cVoting is the heart of our democracy. As Americans cast their ballots this fall, they have the chance to decide major issues facing our nation \u2014 from LGBTQ+ rights to reproductive freedom to so much more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDemocracy doesn\u2019t exist unless every eligible voter has equal opportunity to make their voice heard,\u201d he said. \u201cAs attacks on our LGBTQ+ friends and neighbors continue in the halls of Congress, state legislatures, and in our communities, we must all speak out and vote against this rising hate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The senator added, \u201cOur rights and freedoms are on the ballot this year, and I won\u2019t stop fighting until every American can live safely and freely as their authentic self.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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