Pennsylvania Civil Rights Laws Still Does Not Protect Against Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
While other states are raising the bar on equality and recognizing marriages of same-sex couples, Pennsylvania still fails to provide basic equal right to approximately a million Pennsylvanians.
Pennsylvania civil rights laws provide no protection to Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, and Transgender people (LGBT). The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA), provides protection against discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, age, national origin, handicap or disability, education and use of a guide dog, but completely fails to provide any protection for sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.