The Constitution protects freedom for all Americans. Laws like “Equality Act” or the “Fairness for All” proposal erode freedom, and provoke intolerance. The resources below demonstrate why such legislation should be rejected.
The Equality Act and the Rise of the Anti-Theological State (Public Discourse, March 15, 2021)
R. Albert Mohler, Jr.
Stand Against Unjust Discrimination: Oppose the Equality Act (Public Discourse, March 16, 2021)
Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Testimony of Mary R. Hasson (Ethics & Public Policy Center) Before the Senate Judiciary Committee Regarding The Equality Act
Testimony of Mary R. Hasson (Ethics & Public Policy Center)
ADF Fairness for All Harms – Victims and Analysis
Alliance Defending Freedom
Equality Act – Harms to Religious Liberty
Alliance Defending Freedom
Equality Act – Harms to Children
Alliance Defending Freedom
Equality Act – Harms to Women
Alliance Defending Freedom
I Oppose the “Equality Act” Because It Threatens Women’s Sports
Alliance Defending Freedom
The Terms of the Equality Act
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Giving teens cross-sex hormones causes premature aging
PM. – Natasha Chart and Michelle Cretella
Letter to Senate Leaders Opposing the Equality Act from Endorsers of The Promise of America’s Children
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Grounds for the Equality Act Are Simply Not There
Nathan Berkeley
Woke “Rights,” the Equality Act, and Speaker Pelosi
George Weigel’s weekly column The Catholic Difference
Equality Act Would Cancel Religious Freedom
The Daily Signal
Thomas Jipping, Deputy Director & Sr. Legal Fellow, Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation; with Sarah Parshall Perry, Legal Fellow, Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation
Excising the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from the Civil Rights Act of 1964 means that religious freedom must always give way to the Equality Act’s destructive gender ideology.
The Equality Act Would Make Protecting Your Child An Act Of Bigotry
The Federalist
Melissa Moschella, PhD, Visiting Scholar, Simon Center for American Studies
Protecting children from confusion or from harmful experimental ‘treatments’ is neither abuse nor neglect, but under the Equality Act it would be treated as such.
Parental Rights, Gender Ideology, and the Equality Act
Issue Brief, The Heritage Foundation
Melissa Moschella, PhD, Visiting Scholar, Simon Center for American Studies
The Equality Act is not about ending unjust discrimination—instead, it is about imposing a radical ideology with sweeping implications on all Americans. The affirmation of biological reality is neither bigotry nor discrimination. And the desire to protect children from confusion or from harmful experimental “treatments” is neither abuse nor neglect: On the contrary, it is a fundamental right and duty of parents rooted in the natural moral law and upheld by the Constitution. Adoption of the Equality Act would not be a victory for civil rights. It would be the imposition of a contested and dangerous ideology on all Americans. The rights of parents and the welfare of children would be among the most tragic casualties.
Equality Act Would Cancel Religious Freedom
The Daily Signal
Harms of the Equality Act ADF One-Pager
Alliance Defending Freedom
Timing of Puberty Suppression and Surgical Options for Transgender Youth
Tim C. van de Grift, Zosha J. van Gelder, Margriet G. Mullender, Thomas D. Steensma, Annelou L.C. de Vries and Mark-Bram Bouman, Pediatrics
Backgrounder: How to Think About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Policies and Religious Freedom
Backgrounder: How to Think About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Policies and Religious Freedom
Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., The Heritage Foundation
Backgrounder: Gender Identity Policies in Schools: What Congress, the Courts, and the Trump Administration Should Do
Ryan T. Anderson,
The Equality Act’s Unexpected Impacts
Alliance Defending Freedom
SOGI Proposals: Unfair and Unjust
Alliance Defending Freedom
The Victims of SOGI Laws
Alliance Defending Freedom
Issue Brief: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Laws Are Not Fairness for All
Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., The Heritage Foundation
Resolution Opposing Coercive Measures Against the Freedom to Believe the Bible on Marriage, Sexuality, and Gender
National Religious Broadcasters
FAQ: What Christians Should Know About the Equality Act
The Gospel Coalition
Poll: Americans Oppose Potential Consequences of SOGI Protections
The Heritage Foundation
Special Report: Sexuality and Gender; Findings from the Biological, Psychological, and Social Sciences
Lawrence S. Mayer, M.B., M.S., Ph.D., and Paul R. McHugh, M.D., The New Atlantis
A Brave New World of Transgender Policy
Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
Shields, Not Swords
Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D.
Video Resources
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on The Equality Act
The Equality Act and What It Means for Catholics
Gender identity policies erase the unique talents and achievements of girls and women.
Fair Play? Women’s Athletics in the Age of Gender Identity
Gender identity policies erase the unique talents and achievements of girls and women.
The Inequality of the Equality Act: Concerns from the Left
Who could be against a law that promises equality and bans discrimination?
Biology Isn’t Bigotry: Why Sex Matters in the Age of Gender Identity
Are long-standing beliefs about the sexes based on biology or bigotry?
Gender Dysphoria in Children: Understanding the Science and Medicine
Parents and physicians alike face difficult questions about human identity and sexuality.
Medical Harms of Hormonal and Surgical Interventions for Gender Dysphoric Children
Physicians have been instructed to provide “affirmative care.”
Letters
Letters to the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services
- American Association of Christian Schools
- AACS-ACSI Joint Statement
- Association of Christian Schools International
- Medical Professionals
- Religious Coalition