A lot of people have asked me what yesterday’s #SCOTUS ruling means for other federal laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. Here’s my take.

#LGBTQ discrimination in housing, education, healthcare, credit, jury service and more SHOULD be resolved by #SCOTUS’ decision in #Bostock, because all of those laws (and more) ban sex-based discrimination.

But without Congressional action to make that explicit, individuals will still be vulnerable to #LGBTQ discrimination and forced to go back to court again and again to enforce their rights. That is a serious and intolerable impediment to justice, fairness, and opportunity.

There are also critical federal laws that don’t offer sex-based protections, such as protections from discrimination in public places. These are restaurants, stores, movie theaters - all the places we all spend our daily lives outside of this #Covid_19 moment.

#LGBTQ people - esp #transgender people - experience high rates of discrimination in these public places, which makes it hard to go about their daily lives and care for their families and communities. This is an unfair and intolerable barrier to full participation in civic life.

For these reasons, Congress must pass the #EqualityAct to make it unequivocal that #LGBTQ people are protected from discrimination not just at work but in all areas of daily life. Landlords, lenders, medical providers, etc. need clear guidance + individuals need clear protections