Pro-LGBTQ group says lack of LGBTQ non-discrimination law hurts Pittsburgh’s chances at landing Amazon HQ2
Some of the fastest growing towns in the Pittsburgh area lie just across the Allegheny County border in counties like Butler and Washington. Townships like Cranberry and Peters have enjoyed influxes of several thousand new residents over the years. These areas are very attractive to new residents thanks to their modern amenities, newly constructed homes, low taxes and good school districts.
But towns outside of Allegheny County also lack something important to LGBTQ residents: civil-rights protections that prevent people from being evicted or fired merely for identifying as LGBTQ. And the “No Way No Gay” campaign believes this lack of protections could seriously hurt Pittsburgh’s chances of landing Amazon’s second headquarters, also called HQ2.
The campaign was established in February to encourage Amazon to choose a region with robust LGBTQ protections. Pittsburgh and Allegheny County have passed non-discrimination laws for LGBTQ residents, but no community outside of Allegheny County in the greater Pittsburgh area offers such protections.
Some of the fastest growing towns in the Pittsburgh area lie just across the Allegheny County border in counties like Butler and Washington. Townships like Cranberry and Peters have enjoyed influxes of several thousand new residents over the years. These areas are very attractive to new residents thanks to their modern amenities, newly constructed homes, low taxes and good school districts. But towns outside of Allegheny County also lack something important to LGBTQ residents: civil-rights protections that prevent people from being evicted or fired merely for identifying as LGBTQ. And the “No Way No Gay” campaign believes this lack of protections could seriously hurt Pittsburgh’s chances of landing Amazon’s second headquarters, also called HQ2. The campaign was established in February to encourage Amazon to choose a region with robust LGBTQ protections. Pittsburgh and Allegheny County have passed non-discrimination laws for LGBTQ residents, but no community outside of Allegheny County in the greater Pittsburgh area offers such protections.