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Stories tagged: "Tim Kearney"


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
LGBTQ Protesters gather in Harrisburg in May 2020. (Shutterstock Photo/Jelani Photography)
LGBTQ Every House Republican Blocks Bill that Would Have Struck ‘Homosexuality’ from PA Criminal Laws

Apparently, every Republican in the the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is fine with homosexuality being considered “obscene” and “deviate.”

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla Ume Sarfaraz Ume Sarfaraz May 24, 2021 6:06 pm EDT
State In this Jan. 15, 2019, file photo an America flag flies at the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
State GOP-Led Pa. Legislature Passes $11 Billion Budget, Uses Coronavirus Relief Funds to Fill Deficit

Gov. Tom Wolf will approve it, his office said.

Associated Press Associated Press November 21, 2020 8:56 am EST

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