Gov. Wolf asks legislators to send him LGBT bills; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1/28/15

Karen Langley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Gov. Wolf asks legislators to send him LGBT bills:

"Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday stepped to the forefront of efforts to ban discrimination against gay and transgender people in Pennsylvania, asking legislators to send him one of two bills that languished in committee last session.

In remarks at an event hosted by Equality Pennsylvania, a group that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents, Mr. Wolf framed the issue as a matter of business sense. He said corporations such as Dow Chemical Co. — a sponsor of the event — UPMC and PNC support such protections because they are good for business.

“Why would we cut ourselves off from a talent pool that is broad as it could possibly be?” said Mr. Wolf, a Democrat who took office last week. “Why would we cut ourselves off from people just because of who they love?”"