LGBTQ Activists Woo GOP Votes on Rights Bill in Culture War Turn

Kasey Suffredini is on a mission to persuade Republicans to support nondiscrimination legislation for gay and transgender people, known as the Equality Act, and is waging a multi-faceted campaign to push the 50-year-old bill across the finish line.

He leads a bipartisan group called Freedom for All Americans, which is organizing six to seven meetings a week, primarily with GOP offices. It’s part of an effort to connect them not just with LGBTQ individuals, but also with business leaders and conservatives to make the case that equality is good for business and states’ economies as well.

“That’s a factor of ...