# Equality Act is drawing opposition from feminists and conservatives alike **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [May 9, 2019, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equality-act-is-drawing-opposition-from-feminists-and-conservatives-alike/833742 "2019-05-09T19:26:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equality-act-is-drawing-opposition-from-feminists-and-conservatives-alike/833742/141 "2019-05-13T17:19:57Z")
Snowboarder Bo, I think that second post was in response to criticism of the first, and my impression was that it was intended to walk it back. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equality-act-is-drawing-opposition-from-feminists-and-conservatives-alike/833742/142 "2019-05-17T18:13:39Z")
> **[House approves sweeping bill to expand gay rights](https://news.yahoo.com/house-set-approve-sweeping-bill-expand-gay-rights-041653126--politics.html)** > > Democrats in the House approved sweeping anti-discrimination legislation Friday that would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The protections would extend to... It has passed the House 236-173. I haven’t seen the actual text but since it bans “discrimination on the basis of gender identity,” does it require any threshold to be met for someone to actually qualify, or does any man who claims to be a woman get to be treated as a woman even without filing any legal paperwork, or undergoing hormone therapy, or surgery? (more of a GQ than GD question) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equality-act-is-drawing-opposition-from-feminists-and-conservatives-alike/833742/143 "2019-05-17T18:25:19Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > [House approves sweeping bill to expand gay rights](https://news.yahoo.com/house-set-approve-sweeping-bill-expand-gay-rights-041653126--politics.html) > It has passed the House 236-173. I haven’t seen the actual text but since it bans “discrimination on the basis of gender identity,” does it require any threshold to be met for someone to actually qualify, or does any man who claims to be a woman get to be treated as a woman even without filing any legal paperwork, or undergoing hormone therapy, or surgery? (more of a GQ than GD question) [A link to the Equity Act Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_Act_(United_States)) which contains numerous links to the many versions of the bill itself. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equality-act-is-drawing-opposition-from-feminists-and-conservatives-alike/833742/144 "2019-05-17T18:26:24Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > [House approves sweeping bill to expand gay rights](https://news.yahoo.com/house-set-approve-sweeping-bill-expand-gay-rights-041653126--politics.html) > It has passed the House 236-173. I haven’t seen the actual text but since it bans “discrimination on the basis of gender identity,” does it require any threshold to be met for someone to actually qualify, or does any man who claims to be a woman get to be treated as a woman even without filing any legal paperwork, or undergoing hormone therapy, or surgery? (more of a GQ than GD question) Here’s the [text](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5/text)of the bill. > [@](#): > > GENDER IDENTITY.—The term ‘gender identity’ means the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth. Which doesn’t mention any threshold. Well known homophobe Martina Navratilova, as your cite mentions, is not a fan of the bill. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equality-act-is-drawing-opposition-from-feminists-and-conservatives-alike/833742/145 "2019-05-17T19:45:53Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Well known homophobe Martina Navratilova, as your cite mentions, is not a fan of the bill. > > Regards, > Shodan …not a homophobe. [Transphobic](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/feb/20/lgbt-group-drops-martina-navratilova-over-transgender-comments). But you knew that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equality-act-is-drawing-opposition-from-feminists-and-conservatives-alike/833742.md?page=7)