Given your readings this week, what are your thoughts on House Bill H.R.5, the Equality Act, and its proposed federal mandates regarding gender identity? Specifically, what are your thoughts on items such as:
- The bill prohibits an individual from being denied access to a shared facility, including a restroom, a locker room, and a dressing room, that is in accordance with the individual’s gender identity.
- The bill prohibits the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 from providing a claim, defense, or basis for challenging such protections.
Is this actually the new frontier of the American Civil Rights struggle, or is it something else entirely? Should transgender be categorized alongside historically marginalized groups, such as racial minorities, women, and the general LGB community?
Minimum Length: 300 words
Quote from the texts to support your conclusions.