HRC Municipal Equality Index

Discrimination & Civil Rights · Pennsylvania · Free

HRC's annual ranking of US cities on LGBTQ+ inclusion in laws and services. For LGBTQ+ workers fired, harassed, or denied promotion for their identity, expression, or relationships. Most discrimination organizations help draft demand letters, file complaints, and connect you with attorneys. Documenting incidents in writing the same day they happen makes any later claim much stronger. Open at no cost to LGBTQ+ Pennsylvania residents and the people supporting them.

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More Discrimination & Civil Rights in Pennsylvania

  • EEOC — File a Charge — US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accepts charges of LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination under Title VII (Bostock v. Clayton County). A
  • HUD Housing Discrimination — File LGBTQ+ housing discrimination complaints under the Fair Housing Act. Call 1-800-669-9777. Useful for tenants denied housing or evicted
  • DOJ Civil Rights Division — Report hate crimes, religious discrimination, and civil rights violations including against LGBTQ+ people. Useful for tenants denied housing
  • Movement Advancement Project — MAP — independent think tank tracking LGBTQ+ equality laws state by state. Searchable equality maps. For LGBTQ+ workers fired, harassed, or
  • Human Rights Campaign — HRC — largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. Workplace and municipality equality indexes, advocacy, resources. Useful for tenants denied
  • GLAAD — Media Advocacy — GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ+ acceptance, holding media accountable for fair representation. A starting point for documentation BEFOR