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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

May 6

"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 May 6 OP

"Not a single Republican supporting the measure" bamagal62 May 6 #1

So Republicans in PA are white only people dave99 May 6 #4

Republicans Be Republicans. ColoringFool May 6 #5

yup Skittles May 6 #23

Trumplublicans pat_k May 6 #6

Great post. Your thoughts on a "red line" should be our goal going forward. FadedMullet May 6 #13

I Beg To Disagree Onaccounta You Give Way Too Much [Read: ANY AT ALL]..... ColoringFool May 7 #24

You needn't use the label, but a distinction must be made between... pat_k May 7 #26

White, Protestant - and of a far-right persuasion peppertree May 6 #15

Huh? If Republicans don't support this who voted for it then? live love laugh May 6 #10

The democrats supported banning white only housing SSJVegeta May 6 #18

RepubliKKKlans. twodogsbarking May 6 #2

Unfortunately, the bill will not pass the Senate as Republicans still have a majority there Wiz Imp May 6 #3

What has happened to this country??? Did we get teleported to the 1950's?? kerry-is-my-prez May 6 #7

They never left the 50's. 1850's. paleotn May 6 #9

If you were wondering....Republican equals racist. paleotn May 6 #8

It also has provisions relating to sex/gender stuff gulliver May 6 #11

(But look who's "enforcing" federal law......) lastlib May 6 #17

Not good. No good at all. Some days I'm glad I'm old. Joinfortmill May 6 #21

Why I like the red hats Ruby the Liberal May 7 #25

Thanks for posting this perdita9 May 6 #12

Just in case B.See May 6 #14

JFC Skittles May 6 #16

Jeezus. At least it past. Joinfortmill May 6 #19

Wow... If Immigration debacle has awakened more and more R Latinos, surely this kind of thing hlthe2b May 6 #20

Well. THAT'S rascist and pathetic! electric_blue68 May 6 #22