POSITIVE LGBTQ+ Rights 118th Congress

H.R.15 Equality Act

Equality Act — bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Codifies Bostock protections; extends Title VII framework to housing, credit, and public accommodations.

Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e (Title VII)

Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020)
Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3604

Equality Act — comprehensive federal LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination. The bill extends Civil Rights Act protections consistent with Bostock v. Clayton County (2020).