The Pennsylvania legislature’s LGBT Equality Caucus and other legislative supporters will hold a Capitol news conference Tuesday to announce the largest-ever list of sponsors for non-discrimination legislation and a new major corporate supporter of the bills. Results of a recent poll about the bills also will be announced.

The news conference will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Capitol Media Center. Media coverage is invited. Members of the media may also listen to the news conference by calling 717-787-9903 through 9910.

The bills would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression statewide in employment, housing, credit and public accommodations.

Speakers are expected to include:

• the co-chairmen of the LGBT Equality Caucus: state Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny; and Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery/Delaware;
• Rep. Chris Ross, R-Chester;
• Sen. Larry Farnese, D-Phila.;
• Sen. Pat Browne, R-Lehigh/Northampton/Monroe;
• Rep. Brian Sims, D-Phila., the first member of the Pennsylvania legislature elected as an out gay candidate;
• Ted Martin, executive director of Equality Pennsylvania;
• Michael Day of Erie, who will provide a firsthand account of discrimination;
• Diane Bowman, former president of the Susquehanna Township board of commissioners in Dauphin County, who helped lead the successful drive for a non-discrimination ordinance as commissioner;
• The Rev. Sandra Strauss, director of public advocacy, Pennsylvania Council of Churches;
• A representative from SEIU;
• A representative of the new major corporate supporter of the bills.