We are amidst an unprecedented wave of direct, discriminatory attacks against LGBTQ+ people. This year, more than 400 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced across state legislatures. Many of these bills target transgender youth, preventing their access to life saving healthcare. Last year marked the passage of the most anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-transgender legislation in recent history.

This isn’t just regressive and wrong, it’s terrifying. There is a clear and undeniable push to strip LGBTQ+ individuals of their rights.

There are currently no federal laws that explicitly protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination. A few Supreme Court cases have granted protections for marriage and against discrimination in the workplace. Yet, fundamental parts of life are not sheltered from discriminatory practices including education, housing, transportation, medical care, public goods and services, family planning, and jury service.

This can, and must, change – Congress must act now to protect all Americans’ inalienable right to EXIST. The Equality Act, the only piece of federal legislation to explicitly affirm LGBTQ+ civil rights, can rectify and protect LGBTQ+ individuals from these attacks at the state level.

This is an issue of basic, constitutionally protected freedoms and protection from direct, discriminatory attacks against those freedoms. We elected our congressional leaders to ensure those basic rights were protected. Join us in demanding Congress pass the Equality Act and stop the denial of our freedoms.

Sign the petition to Congress: Guarantee freedoms to all RIGHT NOW – pass the Equality Act.