Gov. Wolf Calls on Legislature to Pass Civil Rights and Hate Crimes Protections for LGBTQ individuals

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“I join lawmakers, business owners and bipartisan advocates in calling for votes on these bills. Our laws allow people to be denied a job or housing simply because they are LGBTQ. It is time to right this wrong,” said Gov. Wolf.

In a tweet, he noted that Pennsylvania’s existing laws allows denial of a job or housing to a transgender or non-gender conforming person.

Gov. Wolf’s administration is committed to eliminating discrimination against LGBTQ people

In August last year, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) released a new guidance on sex-based discrimination under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. The Commission included gender identity and sexual orientation to its definition of protected groups.