The Fairness for All Act proved it's possible for a wide range of religious and civil rights groups to come together and write a bill balancing religious freedom with LGBTQ rights. But it hasn't yet proved that such a bill can pass Congress.
Since its introduction in the House of Representatives one year ago, the legislation, which would ban discrimination against gay and transgender Americans in many areas of public life while offering new legal protections to people of faith, has stalled in the House Judiciary Committee, among others, and faced criticism from leaders on both sides of the aisle.
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