Hi, I’m Stephen. I grew up right in California’s 48th district, — just 10 minutes down the road from where I now live with my wife and son. I know the folks in my district because I grew up facing many of the same challenges that plague our community today. I know what it’s like to be in the working class; what it’s like to have to choose between paying your mortgage and your health care. My mother worked two jobs to make ends meet, so I helped raise my sister and started working when I was 13. Darrell Issa is a multimillionaire who can’t possibly know what it’s like to be you or me, to struggle finding good work, or to pinch every penny so you can afford to one day send your child to college.
The Trump Administration took multiple actions to invite discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals in housing, health care, education and in the workplace. Because there is no federal anti-discrimination law, LGBTQ+ people and families can still be denied access to work, housing, health care, and education in 29 states.
That is why we need to pass the Equality Act. Not only will it protect the LGBTQ+ members of our community, it will also expand protections for women, people of color, and religious individuals.
