Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, speaks alongside fellow Democrats including Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-NY (L), Rep. David Cicilline, D-RI, (C) and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-NY, at a press conference on the Equality Act, in Washington, DC on Thursday, February 25, 2021. The Equality Act is a bill that aims to amend the Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI