The Free Library of Philadelphia will host dozens of fun events for Pride Month, from book clubs and crafts to concerts.
Two Pennsylvania health care providers caved to President Donald Trump’s anti-trans executive order by banning gender affirming care for minors. LGBTQ advocates are calling Penn State Health and UPMC to reverse their decision.
The state Senate approved a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's and girls' sports at the collegiate and K-12 levels, although the Republican-backed bill is unlikely to get a vote in the state's Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.
Parents are pushing back against the PIAA’s ban on transgender athletes after capitulating to President Donald Trump’s anti-trans executive order. Advocates believe the PIAA is violating the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and the Pennsylvania Constitution.
Two public school districts and several parents have sued the state in a bid to undo antidiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people in Pennsylvania, saying that the two-year-old regulation is illegal because it goes beyond what lawmakers intended or allowed.
While same-sex marriages have been legal nationwide for 10 years, Pennsylvania laws still contain outdated wording that only recognizes marriages between a man and a woman. Lawmakers want to change that.
Pennsylvania House Democrats passed the Fairness Act in the previous session. Now lawmakers are renewing calls to pass protections for LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians after Trump signs executive orders attacking transgender rights.
Members of the LGBTQ community mourned the loss of transgender members on Transgender Day of Remembrance at the PA Capitol and renewed calls for the Fairness Act
At least 36 transgender people have died from violence in the 12 months since the last Day of Remembrance, with the youngest victim a 14-year-old from Western Pennsylvania.
We’re highlighting some LGBTQ hiking, running, and birding groups that offer a safe, supportive community in the commonwealth state.
