Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, New York’s senior senator, wants voters to put heat on lawmakers to pass the Equality Act, a bill that would solidify comprehensive nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans.
“You don’t leave bigotry up to the states,” Schumer said on April 8 during a virtual town hall meeting on the Equality Act. “You try and stomp it out.”
The New Pride Agenda, a statewide LGBTQ advocacy group, and Freedom for All Americans, a bipartisan campaign advocating for LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections, hosted the virtual Zoom town hall meeting. Activist Cecilia Gentili, who serves as a project manager for New Pride Agenda, spoke with Senator Schumer about his plans to garner enough support to pass the legislation.
