What towns, counties or cities in Pennsylvania have laws or ordinances that protect people from discrimination in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodation based on sexual orientation and gender identity?

There are 14 PA Municipalities that protect citizens based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity, other protected classes vary in these municipalities:

Allentown
Easton
York
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Scranton
New Hope
Erie County
West Chester
Lansdale
Swarthmore
State College (just passed in 2007)


No Other PA town or city has these protections.

There is no PA State or Federal law that protects you from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, whether you are gay or not. Therefore, if you live or work in a PA municipality that is not on this list, you are not protected by law.