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Kenyatta calls for lawmaker to resign after alleged slur at Harrisburg bar

Headline from ABC 27 Harrisburg

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) is speaking out about allegations against Republican Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence). According to reports, Bernstine used a derogatory term loudly in a crowded Harrisburg bar, referring to Kenyatta, who was not there.

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  1. Advocate

    ‘Unfit to serve’: Pennsylvania GOP lawmaker faces resignation calls over antigay tirade about colleague (opens Advocate)

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    Witnesses say a Pennsylvania legislator used a homophobic slur to describe Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta during a public tirade, then falsely claimed the out lawmaker had AIDS. Republican state Rep. Aaron Bernstine allegedly made the anti- LGBTQ + remarks Tuesday at McGrath’s Pub, a bar in Harrisburg, in an…

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Democrats are calling for the resignation of a GOP lawmaker who reportedly hurled a homophobic slur at Philly’s Malcolm Kenyatta (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    "The alleged conduct is troubling," the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus said in a statement about State Rep. Aaron Bernstine.

  3. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Pa. Dems call for State Rep. to resign after reported use of homophobic slur (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    (At left) State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta (D-181st dist.), who is gay. (at right) State Rep. Aaron Berntine (R-8th dist.) The Democratic Pa. House Delegation called for Berntine to resign following a report that claimed he made homophobic comments targeting Kenyatta.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Philly’s Malcolm Kenyatta calls for Republican Aaron Bernstine to resign over alleged homophobic slur (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Kenyatta said that Bernstine's reported behavior "falls so far beneath what it must mean to be a member of the House of Representatives."

  5. PhillyVoice

    State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta calls on Republican lawmaker to resign for reportedly calling him an anti-gay slur (opens PhillyVoice)

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    State Rep. Malcom Kenyatta, D-181, is urging state Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-8 to resign for reportedly calling Kenyatta an anti-gay slur at a Harrisburg on Tuesday. Bernstine has denied making the remark.

  6. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta calls for fellow lawmaker's resignation over alleged homophobic slurs (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is calling for a fellow lawmaker's resignation over alleged homophobic slurs.

  7. ABC 27 Harrisburg

    Kenyatta calls for lawmaker to resign after alleged slur at Harrisburg bar (opens ABC 27 Harrisburg)

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    HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) is speaking out about allegations against Republican Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence). According to reports, Bernstine used a derogatory term loudly in a crowded Harrisburg bar, referring to Kenyatta, who was not there.

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