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Mobilizing on the Ground for the Equality Act<\/b>
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HRC staff and volunteers are mobilizing in key congressional districts to build support for the Equality Act<\/a> \u2014 vital legislation that would finally add explicit federal LGBTQ non-discrimination protections to our nation\u2019s civil rights laws.<\/p>\n

Following the first ever Congressional hearings<\/a> on the Equality Act earlier this month, HRC and our partners are building momentum on the ground through training workshops, phone banking and door-to-door canvassing in swing districts nationwide that could prove pivotal to the bill\u2019s passage in the U.S. House of Representatives. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Equality<\/p>\n

\"Equality<\/p>\n

With a House vote on the Equality Act likely coming soon, the groundswell of support continues to grow<\/a> for this historic piece of legislation. The bill has unprecedented support and is backed by nearly 70% of Americans<\/a>, more than 280 members of Congress<\/a>, 190 major businesses<\/a> and 330 statewide and national organizations.<\/p>\n

Recent polling found that <\/strong>a growing majority of Americans<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 including \u00a0Republicans, Democrats and Independents \u2014 support LGBTQ non-discrimination protections and LGBTQ equality. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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The #EqualityAct<\/a> is backed by\u2026<\/p>\n

\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd70% of Americans
\n\ufffd\ufffd350+ national & statewide orgs
\n\ufffd\ufffd280+ bipartisan co-sponsors
\n\ufffd\ufffdour nation\u2019s leading companies<\/p>\n

Let’s end this patchwork of protections that leave millions of people at risk of discrimination. t.co\/BKZf2IdGfV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) April 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With an Equality Act vote potentially weeks away, now is the time to make sure Members of Congress hear from you. Join more than 90,000 HRC Members as a <\/strong>Community Co-Sponsor<\/strong><\/a>, text EQUALITY ACT to 472472 to urge Congress to pass the Equality Act, and find events near you at <\/strong>hrc.org\/EqualityAct<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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