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gulliver

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11. It also has provisions relating to sex/gender stuff

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2026, 05:43 PM

Yesterday

"The bill also expands anti-discrimination protections for employment, housing, and public accommodations to a person’s sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression."

(From the abc27.com article linked in the politicalwire.com article.)

https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania-politics/bill-banning-whites-only-housing-passes-pennsylvania-house-by-1-vote/

It does make me wonder if the bill would pass were it only about "whites-only housing." If so, just divide it into two bills. But why have any bills? Denying housing based on identity seems illegal on its face under federal law. Otherwise, all of the various yahoo identities would just move to whatever state lets them can set up their own Waco Branch Davidian (etc.) compounds and cult communities.

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Bill Banning Whites-Only Housing Passes by Just One Vote [View all] applegrove Yesterday OP

"Not a single Republican supporting the measure" bamagal62 Yesterday #1

So Republicans in PA are white only people dave99 Yesterday #4

Republicans Be Republicans. ColoringFool Yesterday #5

yup Skittles 19 hrs ago #23

Trumplublicans pat_k Yesterday #6

Great post. Your thoughts on a "red line" should be our goal going forward. FadedMullet Yesterday #13

I Beg To Disagree Onaccounta You Give Way Too Much [Read: ANY AT ALL]..... ColoringFool 10 hrs ago #24

You needn't use the label, but a distinction must be made between... pat_k 5 hrs ago #26

White, Protestant - and of a far-right persuasion peppertree Yesterday #15

Huh? If Republicans don't support this who voted for it then? live love laugh Yesterday #10

The democrats supported banning white only housing SSJVegeta Yesterday #18

RepubliKKKlans. twodogsbarking Yesterday #2

Unfortunately, the bill will not pass the Senate as Republicans still have a majority there Wiz Imp Yesterday #3

What has happened to this country??? Did we get teleported to the 1950's?? kerry-is-my-prez Yesterday #7

They never left the 50's. 1850's. paleotn Yesterday #9

If you were wondering....Republican equals racist. paleotn Yesterday #8

It also has provisions relating to sex/gender stuff gulliver Yesterday #11

(But look who's "enforcing" federal law......) lastlib Yesterday #17

Not good. No good at all. Some days I'm glad I'm old. Joinfortmill Yesterday #21

Why I like the red hats Ruby the Liberal 8 hrs ago #25

Thanks for posting this perdita9 Yesterday #12

Just in case B.See Yesterday #14

JFC Skittles Yesterday #16

Jeezus. At least it past. Joinfortmill Yesterday #19

Wow... If Immigration debacle has awakened more and more R Latinos, surely this kind of thing hlthe2b Yesterday #20

Well. THAT'S rascist and pathetic! electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #22