Delaware looks to add protections for LGBTQ community, people with disabilities
Lawmakers want to add protections in the Delaware Constitution for the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities.
House Bill 199 by House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst, D-Bear, would add "sexual orientation," "gender identity" and "disability" to the state constitution’s equal rights clause.
Delaware would be the first state in the U.S. to add these protections for LGBTQ people to its constitution, lawmakers said.
In Delaware, constitutional amendments require lawmakers to pass one bill for two consecutive legislative sessions, which span two years. This bill would be the first of two, and the next one would not be voted on until 2023 at the earliest.
Read more: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/17/delaware-lgbtq-people-disabilities-protections-general-assembly/7734832002/