Secretary DeVos to Visit PA School that Bans Transgender Students Prompts Calls for Statewide Nondiscrimination Protections LGBT Youth Organization Speaks Out Against Public Funding for Schools that Ban LGBT Students, to Hold Second Statewide Trans Student Roundtable Related to DeVos’ Actions HARRISBURG, Pa. — United States Secretary of Education Betsy […]
Gender-Neutral Driver’s Licenses Now Available in PA!
Gender-neutral markers are now here for Pennsylvania driver’s licenses and photo ID cards! This is an important step toward inclusion and the greater safety of non-binary and gender expansive Pennsylvanians. PYC is proud to have helped successfully advance this effort over several years. We first proposed gender-neutral gender markers to […]
Pennsylvania Celebrates Trans Day of Visibility!
Trans Day of Visibility is a day to celebrate transgender individuals and communities all around the world! The day was created in 2009 by Rachel Crandall, the Executive Director and co-founder of Transgender Michigan. While Trans Day of Remembrance is a solemn day held each November to mourn the lives […]
PYC Foundation Welcomes Seven New Board Members
We are thrilled to share that the Pennsylvania Youth Congress Foundation is welcoming seven new board members this month. There are now ten members of the PYC Foundation Board of Directors. The board is comprised of dedicated leaders from all across our commonwealth. The new members include (as pictured from […]
Pennsylvania: Trans Day of Remembrance/Resilience 2018
The International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is held in local communities and campuses across the nation to memorialize those who have been killed due to anti-transgender bigotry. Many victims of anti-transgender violence have been invisible in their communities and attackers not often brought to justice. The 20th Annual TDOR […]
Seven Pennsylvanians Named in the Out 100 for 2018
Out Magazine has released the ‘Out 100’ since 1994, featuring individuals who the publication considers having made compelling contributions to society as out LGBTQ people. Every year, we highlight the Pennsylvanians who were selected. For 2018, seven Pennsylvanians have been named to the Out 100 list for 2018: Billy Porter, Actor, […]
PYC Celebrates Creation of PA Commission on LGBTQ Affairs
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Youth Congress is thrilled with the creation of the Pennsylvania Commission on LGBTQ Affairs. As Pennsylvania’s first and only statewide LGBTQ youth organization, PYC recognizes the importance of this commission’s work to provide a direct line for LGBTQ communities into state government. In June 2015, […]
PA Student-Directed Documentary on Rural Transgender Youth to Screen at Frameline42
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Temple University film student Hansen Bursic’s documentary The Toothmans has been selected to screen at Frameline42, the nation’s oldest and largest LGBT film festival. The event takes place every June in San Francisco and attracts upwards of 80,000 attendees, making it the largest LGBT film festival in […]
Net Neutrality Repeal is an Attack on LGBTQ Youth
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chose to repeal Net Neutrality – a principle that prevents internet service providers from slowing or blocking online content. This repeal is expected to have catastrophic effects across the nation, including on minority communities. The internet has been a safe space for LGBTQ people […]