Pennsylvania Town Likely To Repeal LGBTQ Protections

January 22, 2022 LGBT News, Republicans

Penn Live reports:

A central Pennsylvania borough is poised to become the first municipality to repeal anti-discrimination safeguards that protect residents against discrimination based on their sexual orientation, ethnicity or gender identity.

The plan by Chambersburg Borough Council to vote Monday to rescind the anti-discrimination ordinance comes only four months after the borough ratified the ordinance in October. The political makeup of the council, however, changed with the November municipal election, which ushered in a 7-3 Republican majority.

Allen Coffman, a Republican and newly installed borough council president, is clear on why he opposes the ordinance. “All of us that ran in this election to be on council we think we got a mandate from the people,” he said.

Read the full article. Chambersburg, population 22,000, is among 70 Pennsylvania municipalities with LGBTQ protections regarding housing, employment, and public accommodations. Chambersburg would be the first to repeal its protections. Pennsylvania, like 26 other states, has no such statewide protections.

Note: Most smaller Pennsylvania municipalities are formally known as boroughs.



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