Updating Pittsburgh's civil rights protections

Update on “protected classes.”

Council did not cast its final vote to simplify language in the city code for protected classes. Council Member Erika Strassburger of Upper Squirrel Hill said the legal department advised them to…

Protected classes to be simplified in city code.

In the wake of increasing discrimination at the federal level, Pittsburgh’s Commission on Human Rights, the municipal civil rights enforcement agency, is seeking to enshrine protections for…

City could bar landlords from rejecting applicants over housing gaps.

The Commission on Human Relations is looking to add “past or present housing status” to the city’s code as a protected status.

Additional protections for LGBTQIA+ residents.

Council issues a statement and introduces legislation to protect gender-affirming care.

Referendum to Amend the Home Rule Charter: Prohibiting Discrimination.

Prohibiting Discrimination