To: The Pennsylvania State House, The Pennsylvania State Senate, and Governor Tom Wolf
Pass the Employment Non-discrimination Act in Pennsylvania
Recent attacks against the LGBT community in states across the nation have revealed our work is not done yet in Pennsylvania. As citizens, parents, community members, family, and friends, we are entitled to the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities that we work for everyday as our Christian neighbors. Adding protections for LGBT in civil rights laws will help assure that we are not victims of the religious freedom laws that are designed only to hurt LGBT citizens. Make our voice heard and demand equal protection in work and housing.
Why is this important?
After watching the Religious Freedom Restoration Act sweep through the nation at an alarming rate, I am concerned that evangelicals will succeed in turning LGBT individuals into a second-class population without the opportunities to work, live, and succeed in freedom.
As a conservative, I am concerned with the open abuse of 14A and the shift in religious rhetoric that now borders on terrorism towards LGBT citizens. Passing the Employment Non-discrimination Act will be a step towards reconciling faith protections while not crafting the Jim Crow laws of the 21st century.
As a conservative, I am concerned with the open abuse of 14A and the shift in religious rhetoric that now borders on terrorism towards LGBT citizens. Passing the Employment Non-discrimination Act will be a step towards reconciling faith protections while not crafting the Jim Crow laws of the 21st century.