CHAMBERSBURG NONDISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE

FOR MEDIA

• Chambersburg Nondiscrimination Ordinance Press Kit - Access Here

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PRESS RELEASES

• FCCP Press Releases:

  • June 17, 2022 - You Belong Here: Senator Casey Visits Chambersburg to Hear LGBTQ+ Issues

  • January 27, 2022 - Stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community during IceFest

  • January 22, 2022 - Chambersburg likely to repeal LGBTQ+ law, becoming first in Pennsylvania history​

• Organizations' Support of / Response to Chambersburg's NDO:

  • Three Rivers Business Alliance - PA LGBTQ+ Chambers Denounce Chambersburg Council Repeal of LGBTQ+ Inclusive Law

  • Pennsylvania Youth Congress - LGBTQ Advocates and Allies Keep Fighting for an Inclusive Chambersburg

  • ACLU PA - ALCU Statement on proposed repeal of Chambersburg Nondiscrimination Ordinance

  • PA LGBTQ Equality Caucus - LGBTQ+ Caucus responds to Chambersburg Borough Council’s vote to repeal anti-discrimination ordinance

  • Pittsburgh's Lesbian Correspondents - Call to Action: Stop Chambersburg from Repealing Local Non-Discrimination Ordinance

  • Pennsylvania Youth Congress - Chambersburg Leaders and Allies Hold Press Conference Supporting Local Nondiscrimination Protections

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MEDIA COVERAGE​

• Media Coverage AFTER Council Meeting on January 24:

  • Washington Blade - Pride Franklin County welcomes rural LGBTQ community

  • Franklin County Free Press - Senator Casey: Talking with Chambersburg Business Owners on LGBTQ+ Issues

  • Shippensburg News Chronicle - You belong here: Sen. Casey visits Chambersburg to learn about Welcoming Project, LGBTQ+ issues

  • Mercersburg Journal - Senator Bob Casey Jr. Visits Chambersburg

  • Pennsylvania Capital Star - 'Wrong, hurtful, dangerous': LGBTQ advocates want Chambersburg's anti-discrimination ordinance reinstated

  • Qburgh - Pennsylvania LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce Condemn Chambersburg Reversal on Non-Discrimination

  • ABC27 - Chambersburg community members stand in solidarity with LGBTQ neighbors at IceFest kickoff

  • PennLive - LGBTQ+ supporters rally at Chambersburg's IceFest opening

  • Daily Voice - Supporters of LGBTQ+ rally following repeal of anti-discrimination ordinance in PA

  • Breweries in Pennsylvania - Chambersburg Breweries Rally To Support LGBTQ Community In Response To Borough Council Vote

  • CBS21 - Residents, lawmaker react to Chambersburg repealing anti-discrimination ordinance

  • Pennsylvania Capital-Star - ‘Shameful’ and ‘dangerous’: Pa.’s LGBTQ+ Caucus calls for swift action on anti-discrimination bill following Chambersburg vote

  • Philadelphia Gay News - Chambersburg's nondiscrimination repeal could happen anywhere

  • Franklin County Free Press - Fight for an Inclusive Chambersburg

  • Observer-Reporter - Hits and Misses

  • The Morning Call - How one Pennsylvania town reversed course and took away LGBTQ protections

  • Public Opinion - Chambersburg repeals non-discrimination law protecting LGBTQ+ community

  • Los Angeles Blade - Pennsylvania borough revokes protections for its LGBTQ+ citizens

  • Daily KOS - Borough council in Pennsylvania becomes first in state to revoke LGBTQ protections

  • Comic Sands - GOP Takes Over Pennsylvania Town Council—And The First Thing They Do Is Repeal LGBTQ Protections

  • York Dispatch - 'Dangerous step backwards' as borough repeals LGBTQ anti-discrimination law

  • ABC27 - Chambersburg Borough council votes to repeal LGBTQ anti-discrimination ordinance

  • CBS21 - Chambersburg City Council repeals LGBTQ anti-discrimination ordinance

  • PennLive - GOP-led Chambersburg becomes first Pa. town to revoke LGBTQ inclusive law

  • WITF - Chambersburg becomes the first municipality to repeal a non-discrimination law

  • Advocate - GOP-Led Town Is First in Pennsylvania to Repeal LGBTQ+ Protections

  • CNN Radio - Chambersburg Borough council votes to repeal LGBTQ anti-discrimination ordinance

  • Fox43 - Chambersburg Borough Council votes to repeal LGBTQ anti-discrimination law

  • Gay Times - Pennsylvania borough votes to repeal LGBTQ+ anti-discrminiation ordinance

  • WGAL - Chambersburg council blocks anti-discrimination ordinance

  • The Sentinel - Chambersburg Borough Council votes to repeal nondiscrimination ordinance

  • Franklin County Free Press - Chambersburg Borough Council: Non-discrimination ordinance repealed

  • York Daily Record - Chambersburg repeals non-discrimination law protecting LGBTQ+ community

  • Daily Voice Cumberland County - Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ People is Legal Again in this PA Municipality

  • PennLive - Trio of lawmakers calls for anti-discrimination statue after borough revokes LGBTQ+ ordinance

• Media Coverage BEFORE Council Meeting on January 24:

  • PennLive - Central Pa. borough poised to become first to repeal LGBTQ protections​

  • WITF - Chambersburg’s newly elected Republican councilmen want to repeal a new non-discrimination ordinance

  • Los Angeles Blade - New GOP majority city council to repeal LGBTQ+ law in Pennsylvania (also published in Washington Blade)

  • Smart Talk on WITF - LGBTQ advocates and allies fight efforts to repeal discrimination ordinance in Chambersburg

  • LGBTQ Nation - Trumpers took over a small town & the first thing they're doing is repeal LGBTQ rights

  • York Dispatch - Central Pa. borough council's vote could revoke LGBTQ protections

  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Central Pa. borough poised to become first to repeal LGBTQ protections

  • On Top Magazine - Republicans in Small PA Town Plan to Repeal LGBTQ Protections After Winning Majority

  • WGAL News 8 - Chambersburg Borough Council to vote on whether to repeal anti-discrimination ordinance

  • ABC27 - Chambersburg’s council could repeal anti-discrimination ordinance; vote next week

  • Fox43 - Pennsylvania borough's LGBTQ anti-discrimination ordinance may face repeal by new conservative majority

  • Public Opinion - Chambersburg council may rescind non-discrimination ordinance it passed just months ago (same article also published in Echo-Pilot and Record-Herald)