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Tammy Baldwin: “For far too many LGBTQ Americans in states across the…”

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Tammy Baldwin's Announcement on the Reintroduction of the Equality Act

Published April 30, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:40

This is a tenet of our nation's founding and something that I know and my constituents take seriously. But as we all know, For far too many LGBTQ Americans in states across the country, equality is not the reality. Depending on where you live in this country, you are afforded a different state set of fundamental rights if you are gay, lesbian, or transgender. And let that sink in. (00:40–00:50)

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Asserts that many LGBTQ Americans do not experience equality across different states.

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