Biden scrambles on LGBT rights as Equality Act meets resistance

A rainbow flag is held up in front of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 12, 2016. (Photo: REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)

Joe Biden vowed on the campaign trail to pass a law protecting LGBT+ Americans from discrimination within his first 100 days in office. But with the Senate’s backing for the Equality Act seen as unlikely, he may already have opted for…