Equality Act Would Extend Civil Rights Laws To LGBTQ People Throughout U.S.

Charleston native Tia Clark has learned to endure discrimination in conservative South Carolina, one of roughly two dozen states with few or no laws protecting LGBTQ people.

The 41-year-old fled a decades long career in the food and beverage industry, in part she says, because of discrimination by customers.

"I don't want to be in this fight and for me, I fought my whole life," says Clark.