August 11, 2010 
tcwaters 
Consider if Virginia offers any glimpse as to what will happen in PA. In VA, not only do LGBT's have fewer rights, but the Republicans in power went after the state schools to stop them from offering domestic partnership
Tag Archives: Allegheny County
Who Wants to Elect Tom Corbett?
We won't get the opportunity to hold Dan Onorato accountable for moving LGBT rights forward in the state, if we just keep painting him as the problem. It isn't a matter of "who is a stalwart for LGBT rights," but
Dan Onorato’s Handling of Domestic Partner Benefits Another Example of Leadership
If Hoeffel has any real plans for how his lofty (albiet important) liberal social agenda will be made into concrete change if he were governor, he isn't sharing them. Onorato on the other hand is willing to use government and
Did Social Media Play a Role in Passing the Allegheny County Ordinance?
A little over a week has passed since the adrenaline -filled night of the County Council vote that brought protection from discrimination to the whole of Allegheny County. Since then, I’ve been thinking about two ideas that I wanted to
Now that it is signed, say thanks (or whatever is appropriate)!
I’ve never done this before, but for my post today, I want to redirect you to a post I wrote last week following the Allegheny County Council meeting where the county’s nondiscrimination ordinance was passed. I wrote this post to
Equality Advocates PA Press Release about Allegheny County Ordinance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2009 Allegheny County Passes Inclusive Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Philadelphia – The Allegheny County Council voted Wednesday evening to approve the Allegheny County Human Relations Ordinance, legislation that will ban discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations
Frankel applauds passage of Allegheny County Human Relations Act
“I’m delighted that residents of Allegheny County will now be protected from discrimination but am still concerned that many Pennsylvanians lack this basic protection, even while most residents believe it should be the law. Look at the 71 percent support
Allegheny County Ordinance: Who to Thank and Who to Shame
Here is how the vote turned out for the Allegheny County Ordinance to create a human relations commission and adopt a policy of non-discrimination in the areas of housing, employment, and public accommodations. What was most striking to me, was
Allegheny County Ordinance: The Next 24 Hrs
9:54PM Update: I’ve been told that Michael J. Finnerty needs to receive calls and emails tomorrow morning. Not nasty ones! He is possibly a yes vote for us, so appreciative supportive calls, please! He is District 4. A table showing
Allegheny County Ordinance: A Win/Win!
Over the past few days or so, I have posted a number of blog entries about the changing Allegheny County nondiscrimination ordinance. Earlier today, a local and state-wide coalition of Rights organizations released a statement about the county’s legislation which
