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We are happy to report that the Doylestown Borough Council has voted unanimously to extend its local anti-discrimination laws to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the new law prohibits discrimination against LGBT people in Doylestown in housing and employment, as well as in public accommodations.  With this vote, Doylestown became the second municipality in Bucks County and the 17th in Pennsylvania to pass such a law.  The new law will be enforced by Doylestown’s Human Relations Commission.

Allentown, Easton, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lansdowne, New Hope, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton, State College, Swarthmore, West Chester and York are among the municipalities that already had local laws to protect LGBT citizens.  Pennsylvania legislators have consistently refused to pass statewide laws to prohibit discrimination against people on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Twenty-one other states have already banned such discrimination statewide, including our neighbors New York, New Jersey and Delaware.

While we look forward to the day when such basic civil rights are extended to all LGBT Pennsylvanians, we applaud Doylestown and the other local governments that are honoring our nation’s commitment to equal protection under the law.

To read more about the ordinance, go to Doylestown Council Takes Step To Protect Gay Rights.