would permanently prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, and LGBTQ+ status in a host of arenas from education to employment to governmental contracting to fair credit. It would usher in equal pay and equal access to government benefits far more effectively than is possible under current law. The amendment would prohibit not just acts that are intended to discriminate but also those policies that apply to everyone yet have a disproportionate harmful effect on a protected group such as women and LGBTQ+ folks.
