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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:

  1. Scroll down to learn more about the Equality Act.
  2. Click on the map below to see how your state rates when it comes to LGBTQ+ equality.
  3. Send a letter to  your representatives urging them to support this legislation.
  4. 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.

Click on your state

Click on your state

Click to use the ActionLink Equality Act toolkit

Click to use the ActionLink Equality Act toolkit

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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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CLICK HERE TO VIEW ACTIONLINK's LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY CENTER SIGN-ON LETTER

LGBTQ+ Community Centers Supporting The Equality Act

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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                                          

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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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