Gay activists: Marriage secondary to basic rights »
Posted By david_nwpa 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
Gay marriage and gays in the military may dominate the headlines, but activists in many states say their fight is much more fundamental: basic rights and protections against discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation.
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Pennsylvania lacks protection for gays and lesbians at the state level of government. However, some counties do provide protection that has not yet been challenged in Commonwealth Court. Allegheny, Philadelphia, and Erie counties all have human relations board and ordinances which protect people based on sexual and gender identity. We need more than just untested county ordinances to protect us. It is for that reason, that I applaud the actions of a few Senators who are in the process of changing the law for all in Pennsylvania to be protected at home, at work, and at school.
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