The bill would create a protected class for those who identify as [[homosexual]] based on their belief in their [[sexual identity]] alone, while providing the federal government the power to punish disbelief among skeptics and religious dissenters.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/01/called-equality-act-threatens-freedom-speech-religion-womens-rights/</ref> | The bill would create a protected class for those who identify as [[homosexual]] based on their belief in their [[sexual identity]] alone, while providing the federal government the power to punish disbelief among skeptics and religious dissenters.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/01/called-equality-act-threatens-freedom-speech-religion-womens-rights/</ref> |