Mar 17th, 2021 5 min read COMMENTARY BY Legal Fellow, Meese Center Sarah is a legal fellow in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Plenty of ink has been spilled on the disastrous consequences the Equality Act would have on the administration of school sports, locker rooms, and bathrooms. Laura Olivas / Getty Images Key Takeaways Recipients of any federal funding—such as schools—would be directly affected by the act if it becomes law. Organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign have cleverly drawn unflinching parallels between LGBTQ and black youths. The Equality Act doesn’t just rewrite the entire canon of American law on discrimination. It takes a swing at long-standing protections for religious liberty.