Why the Equality Act is critical to protecting LGBTQ+ rights

Help fight the coordinated assault on LGBTQ+ rights [Democracy for America Advocacy Fund](#) {NAME}, The onslaught of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation sweeping through state legislatures is nothing short of a crisis. 2023 has already seen over 400 bills introduced targeting the rights of queer and transgender individuals, particularly youth -- shattering the previous record set just last year. Let's be clear, this is a coordinated assault aimed at dehumanizing and erasing LGBTQ+ people. It cannot be allowed to succeed. While a patchwork of protections exists, the harsh reality is that LGBTQ+ people remain extremely vulnerable to discrimination in vital areas of life. Only the Equality Act can remedy this injustice by finally enshrining comprehensive protections into federal law. [There can be no compromise when equality and basic human dignity are on the line. Tell Congress to act with urgency to pass this landmark civil rights legislation.]( [ADD YOUR NAME]( We must mobilize a historic effort to finally ban legalized discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans once and for all. In the face of unrelenting attacks on our rights and our very humanity, we are united, we are powerful, and we will prevail. LGBTQ+ people exist, they are our family members, our neighbors, and our co-workers. And we must all refuse for them to be treated as second-class citizens any longer. It's far past time for fairness and equal protection to be the law of the land. Now that the Equality Act is supported by a clear majority of Americans, hundreds of leading corporations and organizations, and key civil rights leaders it’s time to push Congress to act. [Join us in sending an unmistakable message to Congress -- we will accept nothing less than full equality.]( Let’s keep fighting for equal rights. - DFA AF Team [Power This Campaign]( Democracy for America Advocacy Fund is a 501c4 organization. Contributions to the Democracy for America Advocacy Fund are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. Our mailing address is: PO Box 8521, Essex Junction VT 05451  Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Democracy for America Advocacy Fund, please [click here](.