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WATCH LIVE NOW: US House of Representatives Debates and Votes on LGBT Equality Act
It’s taken years to get to this point. Right now the U.S.House of Representative is debating and will vote on the LGBT Equality Act (HR5).
Watch history in the making, live on C-SPAN on cable TV or online at C-SPAN here.
The Equality Act would expand protections to LGBTQ people in the important areas of employment, housing, banking and credit, education, public accommodations, federally-funded programs, and jury service.
UPDATE: BREAKING – WATCH: HISTORY IN THE MAKING AS US HOUSE PASSES LGBT EQUALITY ACT
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