[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 83 (Friday, May 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                LGBTQ AMERICANS DESERVE THE EQUALITY ACT

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her 
remarks.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, the LGBTQ 
community cannot wait any longer for their full rights and equal 
protection to be guaranteed across this country.
  We must pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act.
  Only 29 States have laws explicitly barring discrimination based on 
sexual orientation in employment, housing, and public accommodations. 
Only 20 States have these protections for gender identity. That is 
unacceptable.
  Being able to be your true self should not depend on where you live. 
Your protections and equal rights should not depend on where you live.
  All LGBTQ Americans deserve nothing less than full rights and equal 
protection under the law, and that is exactly what the Equality Act 
will do.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this historic 
civil rights bill to guarantee full equality for all. It will be on the 
floor later.

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