As States Across the Country Strip Away LGBTQ+ Rights, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker, Takano Introduce Urgently Needed Protections Through the Equality Act
June 22, 2023
June 22, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023:
Despite significant steps forward, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) Americans around the country are facing an uptick in discrimination and dangerous state-sponsored legislation. To combat these hateful actions, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Wisconsin's U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and New Jersey's U.S. Senator Cory Booker, today teamed up with . . .
Despite significant steps forward, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) Americans around the country are facing an uptick in discrimination and dangerous state-sponsored legislation. To combat these hateful actions, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Wisconsin's U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and New Jersey's U.S. Senator Cory Booker, today teamed up with . . .