Advocates: Equality Act Key to Protecting LGBTQ Community from Discrimination PUBLISHED 10:12 PM ET Mar. 04, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:12 PM EST Mar. 04, 2021 SHARE ORLANDO, Fla. — In a brief moment between gunshots at Pulse nightclub in 2016, Ricardo Negron managed to run through a back door and escape the horror inside. What You Need To Know Biden signed order to prevent discrimination against members of LGBTQ community Proponents of the move say they appreciate Biden's action To be truly safe from discrimination, though, requires passage of Equality Act, they say Before that night, the nightclub was a place where he felt like he belonged. “It was like a little piece of being back home, because it was music in Spanish,” Negron said.