Press Statements

Pitt to Transgender Students: Birth Certificate or Bust   PITTSBURGH– The Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition (PSEC) is deeply disappointed by the University of Pittsburgh’s unfortunate decision on March 20th to go against the Anti-Discriminatory Policies Committee’s (ADPC) thoughtful recommendation allowing students to occupy bathrooms based on their gender identity. The […]

East Pennsboro School District Votes Down GSA: Violates Federal Equal Access Law   HARRISBURG, PA – Defying federal law, the East Pennsboro Area School District voted down the formation of a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at East Pennsboro Area High School yesterday evening. The Federal Equal Access Act of 1984 […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brandon Baker bbaker@payouthcongress.org Villanova University hosts Community Forum on LGBT Inclusion University President Addresses the Campus Community Regarding the Canceled Event with Tim Miller Villanova, PA — The Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition (PSEC) was in attendance at a Tuesday night meeting put together by a Villanova […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brandon Baker bbaker@payouthcongress.org Discrimination at Villanova University Villanova, PA—The Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition (PSEC) is deeply disappointed by Villanova University’s regressive decision on Monday to cancel revered LGBTQ performance artist Tim Miller’s scheduled appearance at the university, and calls on administration officials to reconsider their stance. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brandon Baker bbaker@payouthcongress.org PSEC Attends the First White House LGBT Conference PHILADELPHIA – Leaders of the Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition (PSEC) attended the first-ever White House LGBT Conference on Feb. 16. The conference focused on LGBTQ health and was hosted at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jason Landau Goodman jgoodman@payouthcongress.org ‘Out in the Silence’ Screening Sparks Controversy in Dallastown   YORK, PA -The Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition (PSEC) continues to monitor an unfolding controversy in Dallastown, Pa. involving a contested screening of Emmy-award winning documentary film “Out in the Silence.” The screening, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jason Landau Goodman jgoodman@payouthcongress.org The PA Liquor Control Board pulls rape insensitive advertisement geared toward youth   HARRISBURG, PA- The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board launched an educational campaign this week targeting young Pennsylvanians about alcohol abuse. The photo campaign “Control Tonight” features young people in various […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Letter to EQPA from PA Youth (10/23/11) Empowered Youth Split From Equality PA; Form First Youth-led Statewide LGBT Organization   HARRISBURG, PA– Pennsylvania youth have established the first youth-led statewide LGBT organization in the nation: The Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition (PSEC). After a year of trying to […]