All Republicans + 1 Dem voted against the “No Whites Only” Bill. This story has been making some rounds on social media, and people are kind of missing the point based on the headline. The bill amended our housing discrimination protections to include bans on discrimination on the basis of “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” and “gender expression.” That’s what the bill is about, not the stupid all-whites community in Arkansas. Also, we have an R majority in the PA Senate, so this won’t pass.
Just as no one should be denied housing on the basis of race, no one should be denied housing on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression either. Conservatives are trying to enforce their worldview on society while raising their children to be just as bigoted as they are by depriving them from diverse learning opportunities.
Pennsylvania has a Republican problem that will likely allow such discrimination to continue, but the bill itself is essential; hopefully it gets submitted again once the Republicans lose their Pennsylvania Senate majority.
Wait…am I reading this wrong? The bill bans whites only housing. The bill that bans it, passed by 1 vote. That means “whites only” is banned.
Right?
It passed the house, but it’s very likely going to die in the Senate which has a Republican majority
Race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression; how anyone could justify housing discrimination on the basis of who other people are is asinine, and no legislator should be standing in the way of it.
It passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives because the Democrats are in the majority there, but the Republicans have a 27-23 state senate majority, so it won’t go to the Democratic governor’s desk for signing unless Republicans vote in favor of it.
It passed the house but likely won’t pass the Senate