Equality Act Passes U.S. House, Three MN Congressmen Vote NO

The so-called "Equality Act" passed the U.S. House yesterday. The bill, if it became law, would threaten single-sex changing rooms by making it illegal for schools to "discriminate" against transgender-identified students by enforcing a policy that all kids should use the bathroom appropriate to their birth sex, or single-use facilities.

That's just the tip of the iceberg--churches, business, medical doctors, and families are all squarely in the crosshairs of the Equality Act, which would put subjective "gender identity" on the same level as innate characteristics like race in federal law.

We're grateful for the three Minnesota congressmen (Reps. Jim Hagedorn, Pete Stauber, and Jim Hagedorn) who voted AGAINST the Equality Act--a vote against the Equality Act is a vote for true equality, for a country that treats everyone equally while protecting women and banning discrimination based on race and sex--not subjective traits like "gender identity."

All of Minnesota's other congressional representatives (Reps. Ilhan Omar, Dean Phillips, and Betty McCollum) voted for this bad legislation, with the exception of Rep. Collin Peterson, who did not vote.

We are thankful that Senate leaders and President Trump will NOT move forward to make the Equality Act the law of the land, but the fact that passed the House is a stark reminder that we are engaged in a battle in this country: will we honor religious freedom, or not? Elections certainly matter.