There’s no doubt that public sentiment towards LGBTQ individuals has largely improved over the past couple of decades. In just fifteen years, American support of same-sex marriage grew by 30 percentage points to 61 percent approval, according to the Pew Research Center. Meanwhile, transgender celebrities have ushered in a new era of visibility for trans-Americans. And most recently, the Equality Act-which would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity when it comes to employment, housing and more-passed in the House of Representatives.
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