Democratic lawmakers reintroduced the Equality Act on Tuesday, their newest effort to create federal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. 

The bill, which was first introduced in 1974 and expanded in 2015, would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make sexual orientation and gender identity protected classes as well.

Recommended Stories

Joe Biden’s Senate office ditched routine gay rights pledge after transgender rights were added

There’s no evidence at all that the Equality Act will help the economy

The kind of gay rights legislation conservatives should support