The following words and phrases when used in this subpart shall have
the meanings given to them in this subsection:
BOROUGH
The Borough of Doylestown, County of Bucks, Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
CONVERSION THERAPY
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A.
Any practices or treatments that seek to change an individual's
sexual orientation and/or gender identity or expression, including
but not limited to efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions,
or to reduce or eliminate sexual or romantic attractions or feelings
toward individuals of the same gender.
B.
Conversion therapy shall not include counseling that:
(1)
Provides assistance to a person undergoing gender transition;
and/or
(2)
Provides acceptance, support, and understanding of a person
or facilitates a person's coping, social support, and identity exploration
and development, including sexual orientation-neutral and gender identity
or expression-neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful
conduct or unsafe sexual practices, as long as such counseling does
not seek to change an individual's sexual orientation and/or gender
identity or expression.
DISCRIMINATION
Any discriminatory act(s) taken by any person, employer,
employment agency, labor organization or public accommodation on the
basis of actual or perceived race, color, sex, religion, ancestry,
genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity
or expression, familial status, marital status, age, mental or physical
disability, use of guide or support animals and/or mechanical aids.
DISCRIMINATORY ACTS
All acts defined in the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act as unlawful discriminatory practices. The fact that the
Pennsylvania Human Relations Act would not define a practice as unlawful
when that practice is taken on the basis of actual or perceived sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or
marital status shall not exempt such practice from being considered
a discriminatory act under this subpart.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Those postsecondary programs defined as educational institutions
pursuant to the Pennsylvania Fair Educational Opportunities Act, 24
P.S. § 5001 et seq.
GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION
Self-perception, or perception by others, as male or female,
and shall include an individual's appearance, behavior, or physical
characteristics, that may be in accord with, or opposed to, one's
physical anatomy, chromosomal sex, or sex assigned at birth, and shall
include, but is not limited to, persons who are undergoing or have
completed sex reassignment, are transgendered or gender variant.
GENETIC INFORMATION
That information which is defined as genetic information
in the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C.
§ 2000ff.
EMPLOYEE
Does not include any individuals who, as a part of their
employment, reside in the personal residence of the employer.
EMPLOYER
Any person who employs one or more employees, including the
Borough, its departments, boards and commissions, and any other government
agency within its jurisdiction.
MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
A person who is licensed to provide professional mental health
care or counseling under Pennsylvania law, or a person who performs
mental health care or counseling as part of the person's professional
training for any of such licensed professions.
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ORDINANCE
This subpart, which shall also be known as the "Anti-Discrimination
Ordinance."
PERSON
Any natural person, fraternal, civic or other membership
organization, corporation, general or limited partnership, proprietorship,
limited liability company, or similar business organization, including
the Borough, its departments, boards and commissions, and other for-profit
and nonprofit organizations.
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION
Any accommodation, resort or amusement which is open to,
accepts or solicits the patronage of the general public or offers
goods or services, including loans, to the general public or is listed
in Section 4(1) of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, 43 P.S. § 954(1),
but shall not include any accommodations which are in their nature
distinctly private.