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WASHINGTON — Controlling Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade, Democrats were hopeful that this would be the year they finally secured civil rights protections
May 8, 2021 Share Controlling Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade, Democrats were hopeful that this would be the year they finally secured civil rights protections for LGBTQ Americans. Then came a new debate over women’s and girls sports. Legislation that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is running aground in the Senate, partly knocked off course by the nationwide conservative push against transgender participation in girls and women’s athletics that has swept state legislatures and now spilled into the halls ...
Mary Clare Jalonick And David Crary May 07, 2021 - 9:19 PM WASHINGTON - Controlling Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade, Democrats were hopeful that this would be the year they finally secured civil rights protections for LGBTQ Americans. Then came a new debate over womenâs and girls sports. Legislation that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is running aground in the Senate, partly knocked off course by the nationwide conservative push against transgender participation in girls and womenâ...
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and DAVID CRARY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) â Controlling Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade, Democrats were hopeful that this would be the year they finally secured civil rights protections for LGBTQ Americans. Then came a new debate over womenâs and girls sports. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said the House-passed legislation would âin effect repeal Title IXâ by making it easier for transgender women to play on girls teams. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., said that allowing âmale-bodied athletesâ to com...
Biden Speech: Issues facing the LGBTQ community made their way into President Joe Biden's first joint address to Congress Wednesday night, including him