According to The Daily Caller, “The House of Representatives passed the Equality Act on Thursday afternoon, which will impact abortion, marriage, family, gender, sports and more.

In a 224-206 vote, the House passed the Equality Act. H.R. 5 would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act in order to prevent “discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation.” Three Republicans voted with Democrats in favor of the Equality Act. . . .

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“An individual shall not be denied access to a shared facility, including a restroom, a locker room and a dressing room, that is in accordance with the individual’s gender identity,” according to the bill’s text.

Democrats tried to pass the Equality Act in 2019, but it was killed by a Republican-controlled Senate.

THESE THREE REPUBLICANS VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE EQUALITY ACT: 

• Pennsylvania Rep. Fitzpatrick
• New York Rep. Katko
• New York Rep. Reed

. . . The legislation will now head to the Senate, where it would need 60 votes to avoid a filibuster. President Joe Biden promised to pass the Equality Act during his first 100 days of office in October 2020 when he was still the Democratic nominee. . . .

Editor’s Note: Here is the Response to the passage:

Rep. Chip Roy says LGBTQ-related Equality Act will face court challenges

Rep. Chip Roy, during a House Freedom Caucus press conference on Thursday, decried the LGBTQ-related Equality Act—which later passed in the House by a 224-206 vote—vowing that the legislation will continue to face opposition, including in the nation’s courts.

“I’m proud to stand with this group. We’ll oppose this legislation, but we’re gonna keep fighting it in the courts and beyond, but most importantly, through free will as American citizens and our right to live free, and to alter this government as necessary if they continue to trample our rights,” Roy said. . . .

While President Biden supports the legislation, it would only arrive at his desk if it first passes in the Senate. A minimum of 10 GOP senators would need to join with the entire Senate Democratic caucus in order to move the bill past the procedural roadblock called the filibuster, according to USA Today.

"This is a government using its power to tell us to bow down to the will of a cultural elite in this town who want to tell us what we’re supposed to believe. We’re not going to do that."

Rep Roy's full remarks at today's @FreedomCaucus press conference on the Equality Act: pic.twitter.com/RPIbzdSMwv

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) February 25, 2021

What will this lead to? GOP congresswoman introduces bill to prohibit transgender people from sex-segregated bathrooms and locker rooms in schools

Rep. Mary Miller is set to introduce a bill Friday that would prohibit transgender individuals from access to female locker rooms in schools and would clarify that “sex” in Title IX is determined by a person’s biological sex.

The legislation, known as the Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act, was first obtained by the Daily Caller and comes in response to an executive order from President Biden that would require schools to allow access to sex-segregated spaces and activities based on a student’s gender identity rather than biological identity. . . .

“On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order to interpret Title IX as requiring schools to allow access to sex-segregated spaces and activities based on gender identity. But Title IX was created to enhance athletic opportunities for women, not threaten their safety. This is why I’m sponsoring the Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act.”

Miller added that she wanted to “make it clear that the definition of sex in Title IX means biological sex and not gender identity” and pointed out that she is attempting to protect women, including her five daughters, in vulnerable settings such as bathrooms and locker rooms.

The proposal of the bill comes on the same day that the House passed the Equality Act, which would expand protections for LGBT individuals, but critics argue that some of the provisions could have serious negative consequences, including the elimination of female sports. . . .

“Under this Democrat regime, which controls Congress, the arrogance of the radical Left will lead them to try and regulate and control every aspect of your life, including how you gender your children,” Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert said about the bill.

Democrats praised the bill’s passage, including Sen. Chuck Schumer, who called the vocal opponents of the bill “despicable” and promised to put the legislation up for a vote in his chamber. . . .

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