On February 28, Republican congressman Chris Stewart formally reintroduced the ‘Fairness for All’ act to the US House of Representatives as a way “harmonise religious freedom and LGBTQ+ rights.” The proposal comes days after the Equality Act was passed by lower lawmakers, meaning it will now go to vote in the Senate.
The Equality Act aims to expand on the 1964 Civil Rights Act to ensure LGBTQ+ people are free from employment, housing and education discrimination across the nation.
The Fairness for All act would do the same, unless LGBTQ+ people are discriminated against due to religious beliefs. Stewart told KUTV that the current Equality Act is “hostile toward religious freedom”, adding: “There’s room to do both.