House passes historic Equality Act, next up is the Senate

A press conference for the Equality Act at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 25. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

“This long overdue legislation will provide millions of LGBTQ Americans explicit protections from being denied medical…