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A Republican member of the U.S. House who supports LGBT rights — but had concerns about the Equality Act — has now become a co-sponsor of the legislation.

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) — who has a transgender son, Rodrigo — quietly became on Friday the second House Republican and third Republican in Congress to co-sponsor the comprehensive LGBT rights legislation.

The legislation, introduced by Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) in the House and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in the Senate, would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination against LGBT people in employment, housing, jury service, federal programs, credit, education and public accommodations. The legislation now has 177 co-sponsors in the House and 41 co-sponsors in the Senate.

Jay Brown,I. Field of the invention
The invention relates to a containerization system and to containers which are particularly suitable for storing, packaging and transporting fluid agricultural chemical compounds, such as pesticides and concentrates thereof.
II. Discussion of the Prior Art
At present, most hazardous and toxic liquids are stored in metal drums or, where smaller quantities are involved, in plastic containers. Hazardous compounds, especially agricultural chemical compounds (agrichemicals), are formulated in various compositions.
The expression toxic or hazardous compounds as used herein means an industrial chemical or agrichemical composition, which, if released in the quantity or concentration normally in storage and shipping containers, may cause damage to the environment or be injurious to a person contacted by it.
Agrichemical compositions in liquid form, particularly in the form of concentrates, are most convenient for