Two members of Congress have taken the debate over the Equality Act out of the House chamber and into the hallway outside of their offices. After Rep. Marie Newman placed a transgender pride flag outside of her office, which is across from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's, Greene put up an anti-trans sign outside of her own, sparking backlash.
Newman, a Democrat from Illinois who has a transgender daughter, criticized Georgia Republican Greene on Wednesday for opposing the Equality Act — a sweeping anti-discrimination bill that would extend civil rights protections to LGBTQ people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Greene filed a motion to adjourn the House Wednesday in an effort to delay passage of the bill. However, the motion was denied. She also spoke against the bill on the House floor, saying it needs to be struck down and that she was concerned that transgender girls and women would be able to compete in girls' and women's sporting events.
Newman later shared a video on Twitter in which she is seen putting a transgender pride flag outside of her office. "Our neighbor, @RepMTG, tried to block the Equality Act because she believes prohibiting discrimination against trans Americans is 'disgusting, immoral, and evil.' Thought we'd put up our Transgender flag so she can look at it every time she opens her door," Newman wrote in the tweet.
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