Correction: An earlier version of this story did not have the most up-to-date ordinance. Attached is the correct ordinance.
Tonight, as advertised, the Abington Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing to consider and discuss a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance.
The ordinance would establish a human relations commission and would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, sexual identity or sexual expression.
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Check out the proposed ordinance in the PDF section.
The township has been looking at the issue for about a year. , but passed a resolution in June supporting state legislation on the matter.
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Jenkintown and Cheltenham have passed similar ordinances. See the
And last March, the .
The proposed ordinance has been contentious and many residents are expected to weigh in on the issue tonight.
The Board of Commissioners will meet tonight at the township building at 8 p.m.
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