Another example of identity politics forcing the Left to eat its own

And if you closely examine what's going on here, you will see that it is an unforced blunder. There was no need for this, but City Hall felt it had to decide which demographic had the greater claim to being beleaguered, so the homosexuals lost out and now have to undergo "implicit bias" training:

Here’s a story you probably didn’t see coming. The City of Brotherly Love has a problem with bias in certain businesses and organizations and the Mayor has decided to do something about it. The troubles are centered in one particular district locally referred to as “the Gayborhood” because of the large number of LGBT oriented bars and services in the area. Sounds good so far. We don’t want people discriminating against gays and lesbians.

But hold the phone… that’s not the problem. It’s racial bias they are investigating. How do those two things intersect? Well, it turns out that the LGBT community in Philadelphia is primarily white and… how to put this delicately… they’re kinda racist. At least according to the mayor anyway. (Philly.com)

Bar owners and nonprofits in the Gayborhood must attend training sessions on fair business practices and implicit bias, the city announced Monday.

The mandates come as part of a report released Monday by the Commission on Human Relations that found widespread reports of racial tension and discrimination in the neighborhood, which often touts its inclusivity.

“Racism in the LGBTQ community is a real issue. It’s a real issue in our entire society, not only just in the LGBTQ area or in the Gayborhood,” Mayor Kenney said. “We need to do more to address it here in Philadelphia. We will do whatever else we need to do to see that the recommendations are adopted. And that possibly could include eliminating organizations who won’t change their ways by limiting our participation in their work financially.”

Now, I know what you’re probably thinking because there are two questions that immediately come to mind. The first is… wait a minute. Philly has a Gayborhood? Yes indeed they do and it’s prominently featured at the Visit Philly website.

The second question is probably along the lines of… can they do that? Well, that one may be a bit more complicated.

Reading through this coverage I honestly don’t see how this is legal. There was a report issued by the city’s Human Rights Commission after some hearings, but it doesn’t sound like any of these businesses – primarily bars – are being charged with a crime. But they are still going to be forced to take mandatory training classes, post certain educational materials and take other steps. Why does it only apply to bars in that one district? Isn’t racism bad anywhere you find it?

It will be interesting to see how this is received by the area's business owners. Will they rebel  and have their eyes opened to the pernicious nature of state schemes to get inside one's head - and one's business establishment - or will they self-flagellate and go willingly into the training gulag?