Prospects dim for passage of LGBT rights bill in Senate

May 9, 2021 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, NEWS, OPINIONS Comments Off on Prospects dim for passage of LGBT rights bill in Senate
Legislation that would create new protections for LGBTQ Americans is stalling out in the U.S. Senate. Democrats were hopeful they could pass the Equality Act this year since they control Congress and the White House. (Photo: AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Controlling Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade, Democrats were hopeful that this would be the year they finally secured civil rights protections for LGBTQ Americans.

Then came a new debate over women’s and girls sports…