Nevada voters are about to past the most comprehensive LGBTQ rights amendment in the nation

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Voters in the state of Nevada are on the verge of passing a constitutional amendment that would provide equal rights to everyone regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. The measure currently has 57.5% of the vote currently with 83% of precincts reporting, according to the AP at the time of publication.

If passed, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) would be the most expansive among the 26 states that have ERAs, PBS reported.

The measure would amend the state constitution to ensure equal rights for all, “regardless of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry, or national origin.”

Supporters say the ERA will be much harder to overturn than a law passed by the state legislature and much harder to ignore than current existing federal anti-discrimination protections.

Opponents of the law objected to its protections of transgender public accommodations access and said it would force…

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