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State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta calls for Rep. Bernstine resignation
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta demands Rep. Aaron Bernstine resign after reportedly using anti-gay slur.
In brief
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta demands Rep. Aaron Bernstine resign after reportedly using anti-gay slur. State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta called for Rep. Aaron Bernstine's resignation after Bernstine allegedly used an anti-gay slur at a Harrisburg bar. Originally reported by PhillyVoice.
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta calls for resignation
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-181) urges Rep. Aaron Bernstine to resign after reportedly using an anti-gay slur at a Harrisburg bar on Tuesday.
Bernstine denies remarks
Rep. Aaron Bernstine denies making the remarks, calling the accusations a 'political attack' by a labor union.
Kenyatta's Instagram statement
Kenyatta said his call for resignation is not about anger or hurt feelings but because Bernstine's behavior falls 'so far beneath what it must mean to be a member of the House of Representatives.'
PennLive report details
PennLive reported Bernstine called Kenyatta a 'gay, Black (slur)' and falsely suggested he lost weight due to AIDS during a Democratic fundraiser at McGrath's Pub.
Verbal confrontation
Michael Ford, secretary/treasurer of Pennsylvania Building and Construction Trades Council, said Bernstine made remarks during a verbal confrontation with Ford and Robert Bair.
Bernstine's response
Bernstine told KDKA Newsradio the accusations were a 'political attack' by the labor union that left out 'key details' from the argument.
Supporting lawmakers
State Reps. Napoleon Nelson, Jessica Benham, and Ismail Smith-Wade-El called for Bernstine's resignation, stating his comments made him unfit to serve.
Bernstine's silence
Bernstine did not immediately return a request for comment on calls for his resignation.
Consequence
Kenyatta's call for resignation follows Bernstine's alleged use of anti-gay slur, which lawmakers say makes him unfit to serve in the Pennsylvania House.
The main idea
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta called for Rep. Aaron Bernstine's resignation after Bernstine allegedly used an anti-gay slur at a Harrisburg bar.
