What is the Current Status of the Bill? On May 17, 2019 the House voted to pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act, however The senate Judiciary Committee has no plans to hold a hearing on this bill. additionally, the Trump administration indicated the president would not sign the bill if it were to come to his desk. Check the status here.
Can You Be Denied Service For Being Gay?
THE ANSWER DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU LIVE.
In 27 states, LGBTQ+ people are at risk of being refused housing or denied services simply because of who they are.
Today, if an LGBTQ+ person were to drive from Maine to California, their rights would literally change dozens of times.
Four Things You Can Do:
- Scroll down to learn more about the Equality Act.
- Click on the map below to see how your state rates when it comes to LGBTQ+ equality.
- Send a letter to your representatives urging them to support this legislation.
- Use our toolkit to set up a legislative visit, craft your equality story, and share facts on social media.
How Is CAN Helping To Pass The Equality Act?
In 2019, over 150 LGBTQ+ community centers signed on to a letter urging Congress to pass the Equality Act. See the list below.
Additionally, 72 percent of Americans think these protections should be in place. The legislation was introduced with support from hundreds of lawmakers, businesses, and more than 180 national and statewide organizations.
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Equality for LGBTQ+ people is about basic human values and needs: the ability of everyday Americans to pursue health and happiness, be safe in their communities, serve their country, and take care of the ones they love. Urge Congress to pass the Equality Act by sending your representatives our pre-written letter. Click here to get started.
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LGBTQ+ Community Centers Supporting The Equality Act
LGBTQ Community Center
Identity, Inc.
Bayard Rustin Community Center
Rainbow Mobile
one-n-ten
Common Space
Diversity Collective Community Resource Center
Gay and Lesbian Alliance of the Central Coast
Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center
LGBT Center Orange County
LGBT Community Center of the Desert
LGBTQ+ Center of Riverside County
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Mi Centro LGBTQ Community Center/Latino Eq. Alliance
North County LGBTQ Resource Center
Oakland LGBTQ Community Center
Pacific Center for Human Growth
Pacific Pride Foundation
PRISM-Q LGBT & Allies Resource Center
Sacramento LGBT Community Center
San Bernardino LGBTQ Center
San Diego LGBT Community Center
San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center
SF LGBT Center
Solano Pride Center
Stonewall Diversity Center
The Center for Sexuality & Gender Diversity
The Diversity Center
The LGBTQ Center Long Beach
The Source LGBT+ Center
The Spahr Center
Inside Out Youth Service
Out Boulder County
The Center on Colfax
New Haven Pride Center
Triangle Community Center
True Colors, Inc.
SMYAL
The DC Center for the LGBT Community
ALSO Youth
Compass LGBTQ Community Center
JASMYN
LGBT+ Center Orlando, Inc.
LGBT+ Family & Games
LGBTQ Center of Bay County
Metro Community Center
Naples Pride
Pride Community Center of North Central Florida
Pridelines
Safe Schools South Florida
SunServe
The Alliance for GLBTQ Youth
The Center Kissimmee
The Pride Center at Equality Park
Visuality, Inc.
Zebra Coalition
The Rush Center
Adair Co GLBT Resource Center
One Iowa
All Under One Roof
CAAN Joliet
Center on Halsted
Clock, Inc
Quad Citians Affirming Diversity
Indiana Youth Group
Spencer Pride CommUnity center
Louisville Youth Group Inc.
Pride Community Services Organization
BAGLY, Inc. (Boston Alliance of LGBTQ Youth)
Pride Center of Maryland
The Frederick Center
Affirmations Community Center
Jackson Pride Center
LGBT Detroit
OutFront Kalamazoo
Polestar LGBT Community Center of Traverse City
Ruth Ellis Center
Stand with Trans
The OutCenter of Southwest Michigan
Transgender Michigan
Montana Gay Men's Task Force
Montana Two Spirit Society
Western Montana LGBTQ Community Center
Mid-Missouri Center Project
The GLO Center
Blue Ridge Pride Center, Inc.
LGBT Center of Raleigh
North Star LGBTQ Community Center
Time Out Youth
Youth OUTright WNC
OutNebraska
Seacoast Outright (NH/ME)
Ours Institute |Pride Institute of Southern New Jersey
The Pride Center of New Jersey, Inc.
Hudson Pride Center
Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico
OUR Center
The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of So. Nevada
Brooklyn Community Pride Center
Destination Tomorrow: The Bronx LGBT Center
FAIRNY
Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
In Our Own Voices
LGBT Network/Long Island LGBT Community Center
LGBT Network/Queens LGBT Community Center
Out Alliance
Pride Center of Staten Island
Pride Center of the Capital Region
Pride Center of Western New York
Rockland County Pride Center
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Cty. Center
The LOFT LGBT Community Center
Greater Dayton LGBT Center
Latitude, a community center by Harvey House
LGBT Center at Ohio University
LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
Lower Columbia Q Center
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
LGBT Center of Central PA
LGBT Equality Alliance of Chester County
Persad Center, Inc.
PGH Equality Center
Proud Haven
SAGA Community Center
The LGBT Center of Greater Reading
The Montgomery County LGBT Business Council
TriVersity (Upper Delaware LGBT Center)
Washington County Gay Straight Alliance, Inc.
William Way LGBT Community Center
Waves Ahead Corp
Pride Link
OUTMemphis
Open Arms Rape Crisis Center & LGBT+ Services
Pride Center San Antonio
QWELL Community Foundation
Resource Center
The Montrose Center
Utah Pride Center
Diversity Richmond
LGBT Life Center
Lynchburg Diversity Center
Side by Side
Shenandoah LGBTQ Center
Pride Center Vermont
Gay City: Seattle's LGBTQ Center
Oasis Youth Center
Rainbow Center
LGBT Center of SE Wisconsin
OutReach LGBT Community Center
The Center: 7 Rivers LGBTQ Connection
The MKE LGBT Community Center
Ohio Valley Pride Community Center
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