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LGBTQ The Schuylkill Valley Panthers play the Boiling Springs Bubblers in the District 3 Class 2A championship at Hersheypark Stadium in 2017. (Reading Eagle Photo via Getty Images/Jeremy Drey)
LGBTQ GOP-Majority House Passes Bill Restricting Trans Women From Playing School Sports

The GOP-led House passed legislation that would prohibit trans women from playing school sports in Pennsylvania.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams April 12, 2022 4:48 pm EDT
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LGBTQ Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Make Name Change Process More Equitable for Transgender Pennsylvanians

State lawmakers introduced a package of six bills that would make it easier, safer, and more affordable for transgender people to change their names.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams April 11, 2022 3:26 pm EDT
LGBTQ The Schuylkill Valley Panthers play the Boiling Springs Bubblers in the District 3 Class 2A championship at Hersheypark Stadium in 2017. (Reading Eagle Photo via Getty Images/Jeremy Drey)
LGBTQ House Republicans Are Trying to Keep Trans Women Out of School Sports

The GOP-majority House Education Committee advanced a bill that would prohibit trans women from playing school sports in Pennsylvania.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery March 29, 2022 2:07 pm EDT
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LGBTQ Dr. Rachel Levine Named to USA Today’s Women of the Year List

The nation’s highest ranking transgender official joins an esteemed list of honorees, including the vice president.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery March 14, 2022 3:17 pm EDT
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LGBTQ Not Worthy of Equal Protection: Chambersburg Repeals LGBTQ Anti-Discrimination Ordinance

The GOP-led Chambersburg Borough Council recently repealed an anti-discrimination ordinance that offered protections to the LGBTQ community.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams February 4, 2022 12:06 pm EST

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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who is running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, speaks at a Centre County Democrats' breakfast event at a hotel at the Mountain View Country Club, Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Boalsburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy) Elections Lt. Gov. John Fetterman Hospitalized After Suffering a Stroke
Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, (R-Franklin), speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump as they demonstrate outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Harrisburg, Pa., after Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump to become 46th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Elections Trump Backs Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania’s GOP Governor Primary
Chairman of the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee Sen. Cris Dush, R-Jefferson, speaks during a hearing at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Elections Days Before Primary, State Sen. Dush Wants All Pa. Counties to Stop Using Ballot Drop Boxes
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., steps from the voting booth after casting his ballot in Langhorne, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Analysis One Congressional Trump Enabler Hopes You’re Not Paying Attention
LGBTQ Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas is shown during the playing of the national anthem before a swim meet, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. NCAA rules on transgender athletes returned to the forefront when Penn swimmer Lia Thomas started smashing records this year.(AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
LGBTQ Penn Pledges to Work With NCAA, Support Transgender Swimmer

Lia Thomas competed on the men's team her first three years at Penn, but after transitioning she moved to the women's team.

Associated Press Associated Press January 21, 2022 10:25 am EST
LGBTQ Gov. Tom Wolf and state Reps. Jessica Benham (at podium), Dan Frankel, Malcolm Kenyatta, and Brian Sims speak at a news conference to unveil the Pennsylvania Fairness Act in June. The bill, which would ban discrimination against LGBTQ communities, has been sitting in committee for months. (Courtesy of Pennsylvania House of Representatives)
LGBTQ GOP Lawmakers Failed Pennsylvania’s LGBTQ Communities Again in 2021

Republicans could have stepped up this year to prevent LGBTQ discrimination and remove stigmatizing language in the PA criminal code. They chose not to.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery December 29, 2021 1:55 pm EST