--- title: "7 Equality Act Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 7 Equality Act quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Equality Act sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/996/dean-phillips-5902_equality_in-minnesota-we-have-already-enshrined-t_47107.jpg" --- > [In Minnesota, we have already enshrined the protections included in the Equality Act, and it has made our state stronger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-phillips/in-minnesota-we-have-already-enshrined-the-protections-included-in/) [Dean Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-phillips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/996/dean-phillips-5902_equality_in-minnesota-we-have-already-enshrined-t_47107.jpg) > [From the Equal Pay Act to the Sex Discrimination Act and the Equality Act through to the minimum wage and Sure Start,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-reeves/from-the-equal-pay-act-to-the-sex-discrimination-act-and-the-equality/) [Rachel Reeves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-reeves/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/rachel-reeves-6098_change_from-the-equal-pay-act-to-the-sex-discri_327298.jpg) > [If the Senate really wanted to take a big step to protect LGBTQ Americans and our families, it would finally pass the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-capehart/if-the-senate-really-wanted-to-take-a-big-step-to-protect-lgbtq/) [Jonathan Capehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-capehart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f69/jonathan-capehart-4932_big_if-the-senate-really-wanted-to-take-a-bi_921752.jpg) > [I think at the time of drafting and enacting the Equality Act in 2009 and 2010, it was not foreseen how that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suella-braverman/i-think-at-the-time-of-drafting-and-enacting-the-equality-act-in-2009/) [Suella Braverman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suella-braverman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a47/suella-braverman-6032_drafting_i-think-at-the-time-of-drafting-and-enac_1169132.jpg) > [When the Tories came to power in 2010, the ground-breaking Equality Act had just become law. But the newly appointed Equalities Minister…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-thornberry/when-the-tories-came-to-power-in-2010-the-ground-breaking-equality/) [Emily Thornberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-thornberry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/267/emily-thornberry-6730_equality_when-the-tories-came-to-power-in-2010-th_1506845.jpg) > [Our nation was built on the promise of equality and opportunity, and the Equality Act extends that promise to our extraordinary LGBTQ…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-phillips/our-nation-was-built-on-the-promise-of-equality-and-opportunity-and/) [Dean Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-phillips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/dean-phillips-5902_community_our-nation-was-built-on-the-promise-of-e_1681659.jpg) > [I think it really changes things when you're able to get married. I mean, the Marriage Equality Act was super important. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-pierson/i-think-it-really-changes-things-when-you-re-able-to-get-married-i/) [Kate Pierson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-pierson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/073/kate-pierson-9873_equality_i-think-it-really-changes-things-when-yo_2231751.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/equality-act/#itemlist", "name": "Equality Act Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In Minnesota, we have already enshrined the protections included in the Equality Act, and it has made our state stronger.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dean Phillips" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-phillips/in-minnesota-we-have-already-enshrined-the-protections-included-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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