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Pittsburgh LGBTQIA+ commission backs ordinance to deprioritize enforcement of laws that target identity
Summary
The commission voted to draft and send a statement supporting city council action to deprioritize enforcement of laws that would criminalize people based on protected identities, and scheduled a press conference for council consideration.
The City of Pittsburgh LGBTQIA+ Commission unanimously voted June 20 to draft a statement of support for an ordinance that would direct city enforcement to deprioritize laws that criminalize people based on protected identities.
Commissioners said the proposed ordinance is a defensive measure against state and federal bills they described as targeting transgender people and other protected groups. “In the event that a law that targets identity and not conduct is passed, that is deprioritized … to the furthest extent…
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