by Tal Kopan
WASHINGTON — Even as the Supreme Court banned employment discrimination against LGBTQ people Monday, Congress remains far from passing legislation that would do the same in other facets of life.
The House approved a bill barring discrimination on the basis of sexuality or gender identity in May 2019, with all Democrats and eight Republicans in favor. But the Equality Act has gone nowhere in the Republican-controlled Senate, where it has only one GOP co-sponsor.
“Leader McConnell must end his partisan obstruction and allow the Senate to vote on this critical legislation. We will not rest until we have secured a brighter, more just and equal future for the LGBTQ community, DACA recipients and all Americans.”
Now, advocates say, the Supreme Court ruling extending employment protections for gay, lesbian and transgender Americans shows the need for more action by Congress. Justice Neil Gorsuch, a President Trump appointee who wrote Monday’s Supreme Court ruling, crafted it narrowly to apply only to whether people can be discriminated against in their work. Read more via SF Chronicle