Proposal to expand discrimination laws
Central Pennsylvania region is challenged by legislative inaction to make anti-bias laws as inclusive as desired. CentreDaily reports that the current discrimination laws do not protect sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.
The idea is to make local anti-bias laws "as inclusive as we possibly can," said W. Terrell Jones, chairman of the Centre County Advisory Council to the state Human Relations Commission. "I think people are starting to act more locally."In recent years, thirteen Pennsylvania municipalities have prohibited workplace discrimination that's based on sexual orientation. The rules often extend to operations deemed "public accommodation," such as restaurants.
State and federal laws do not forbid discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation as they do other forms of discrimination, including bias based on race, religion and gender.
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