LGBTQ
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Pride on the trail: LGBTQ hiking, running, and birding groups to join in Pennsylvania
We’re highlighting some LGBTQ hiking, running, and birding groups that offer a safe, supportive community in the commonwealth state.
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Moms for Liberty is trying to block gender discrimination regulations at dozens of PA. schools
The right-wing parental rights group, Moms for Liberty, is fighting new Title IX regulations barring discrimination based on gender identity at schools across the nation, including dozens in Pennsylvania.
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Josh Shapiro and PA Democrats renew calls for LGBTQ+ protections after murder of transgender teen
Gov. Josh Shapiro and PA lawmakers renew calls for LGBTQ+ protections in the commonwealth’s anti-hate crime law after the murder of Pauly Likens.
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Celebrate Pride Month with these must-read books
We asked our colleagues across Courier Newsroom to share recommendations for books by LGBTQ+ authors. Here’s what they said.
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Survey reveals how Pennsylvania can improve for LGBTQ+ residents
Pennsylvanians in LGBTQ+ communities reported what it’s like to live here based on access to mental health services, discrimination, and acceptance.
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New Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ organization renews calls to pass the Fairness Act
Fairness Pennsylvania, a newly formed LBGTQ organization, renews calls for the Pennsylvania Senate to pass the Fairness Act.
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17 Pride festivals happening across Pennsylvania in 2024
Celebrate the queer community at one (or more!) of the many Pride festivals taking place this spring and summer in Pennsylvania.
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Former Philadelphia pastor defrocked in 2004 over same-sex relationship reinstated
Former Philadelphia Methodist pastor Beth Stroud was defrocked in 2004 after telling her congregation she was in a committed, same-sex relationship. Twenty years later, she has been reinstated.
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Five PA medical boards adopt policies opposing use of conversion therapy
Five Pennsylvania medical boards have adopted policies condemning conversion therapy as a “discredited, pseudoscientific practice” that harms LGBTQ youth.
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Community pushback gets school board to rescind decision on denying gay actor’s visit
Former 30 Rock actor Maulik Pancholy became the latest culture-war flashpoint after Cumberland Valley School Board members voted 8 to 0 last week to cancel Pancholy’s anti-bullying speech at a district middle school because of his sexuality and anti-racism advocacy.
