Efforts to pass federal LGBT protections boosted with $6.5 million donation

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) speaks at a news conference for the Equality Act. (Photo: Blade file photo by Michael Key)

Efforts to pass a measure expanding the prohibition on discrimination against LGBTQ people under federal law have gotten a big boost with a nearly $6.5 million donation from a coalition of non-profits for an education campaign, the Washington Blade has learned…