PghCHR in the News

Press Releases

• November 24, 2025 Addition of Crown Act Protections at the State Level
• February 3, 2025: PITTSBURGH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO STANDING AGAINST DISCRIMINATION, BIGOTRY, AND HATE(PDF, 213KB)

Videos

Check out our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-AmEQN4Ac-EaXNdHUX4DOQ

Annual Reports

• 2024 Annual Report
• 2023 Annual Report(PDF, 10MB)
• 2022 Annual Report(PDF, 6MB)
• 2021 Annual Report(PDF, 8MB)

Public Service Announcements

• Race Discrimination in Housing PSA (video)
• Disability Discrimination in Housing PSA (video)
• Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Housing PSA (video)

Media Coverage

• December 5, 2025 The City of Pittsburgh’s Commission on Human Relations Keeps Fighting
• October 7, 2025 Amid doubts about Trump, Pittsburgh city councilor seeks stronger anti-discrimination protection
• October 7, 2025 Pittsburgh councilmember, City Commission bring updates to strengthen City Code protections
• June 24, 2025 Pittsburgh councilmember introduces legislation aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ community
• October 30, 2024 With rights on the line, Pittsburgh is studying LGBTQ housing issues
• February 18, 2022 Pittsburgh Expands Workplace Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence
• February 14, 2024 Commissioner Rabbi Gibson in the Jewish Chronicle
• June 17, 2020 Pittsburgh LGBT workplace protections exceeded federal standards for years
• January 16, 2020 Mapping a Path to More Equitable Housing (interactive map)
• Blast from the Past: May 10, 1964 The Pittsburgh Press: "Builders told how to avoid racial strife"(PDF, 160KB) on integrating the Master Builder's Association

Public Hearings

Religious and Ethnic Intimidation

• Travel Bans & Federal Immigration Policy (video)
• Religious Discrimination (video)
• Public Comment Session #1 (video)
• Welcoming/Sanctuary/Freedom Cities (video)
• Discrimination in Educational Settings (video)
• Interior Enforcement & Employment Discrimination (video)
• Community-Police Relations (video)
• Public Comment Session #2 (video)

Landmark Cases

• Pittsburgh Press Company v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations