During her LGBTQ State of the Union address, actor and activist Angelica Ross urged President Biden to take concrete steps to protect transgender youth.
March 1, 2022, 9:34 PM UTCDuring her LGBTQ State of the Union address Tuesday, actor and activist Angelica Ross urged President Joe Biden to take concrete steps to protect transgender youth.
Ross started her speech — part of an annual event organized by the queer media outlet Logo — by accusing the administration of doing the “bare minimum.” She then pushed for the passage of the Equality Act, federal legislation that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in areas such as employment, housing, education and public accommodations. The measure“We urge Congress to move this groundbreaking bill forward, and we implore the Biden administration: continue putting pressure on them to do so,” Ross said.
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