Equality Utah Responds to Fairness for All Act

(Salt Lake City, UT) – This morning, Troy Williams, Executive Director of Equality Utah, released the following statement regarding the introduction of the Fairness for All Act:

“Today’s introduction of the Fairness for All Act in the U.S. House of Representatives represents an important milestone. Rep. Stewart and many conservative faith organizations now recognize that LGBTQ Americans must be included in and protected by our nation’s civil rights laws.  Although Equality Utah was not involved in drafting the Fairness for All Act, and we have significant concerns about some of the bill’s provisions, we look forward to beginning a dialogue with the bill’s sponsor.”

“In 2015, Equality Utah worked in collaboration with the Utah Legislature, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a broad and diverse coalition of community stakeholders to find legislative solutions to Utah’s cultural divides, which could be supported by Utahns of all parties and faiths. We hope to see that same model of collaboration develop on the federal level, in which people of faith can work alongside LGBTQ leaders to identify and secure robust legal protections for all Americans.”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA CONTACT:
‍Troy Williams
Executive Director
Equality Utah
[email protected]