Press Statements

HARRISBURG, Pa. — PA’s only Pennsylvania-based statewide LGBTQ advocacy organization in Harrisburg is releasing the following statement, and has posted a guide for LGBTQ Pennsylvanains on understanding two Executive Orders issued yesterday (“Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions” and “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. — PA’s only Pennsylvania-based statewide LGBTQ advocacy organization in Harrisburg released its second comprehensive LGBTQ legislative agenda. The LGBTQ Legislative Agenda from the Pennsylvania Youth Congress (PYC) provides a robust narrative on 21 specific priority areas for the General Assembly to advance LGBTQ equality, equity, and inclusion across […]

Thousands of bills are introduced into the Pennsylvania General Assembly each legislative session. Each session is two years for both the House and Senate. For over a decade, PYC has actively monitored the introduction of both negative and positive substantive legislation explicitly impacting LGBTQ Pennsylvanians. In past sessions, we only […]

The International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is held in local communities and schools 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 26th Annual TDOR […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | July 6, 2024 Contact: info@payouthcongress.org Phone: 717-743-1035 14-Year-Old Transgender Girl Pauly Likens Brutally Murdered in Western PA Mercer County officials arrest suspect; state officials continue the search for remains SHARON, Pa. — Mercer County officials have confirmed that Pauly Likens, a 14-year-old transgender girl from Sharon […]

GASD Engages in Lavender Scare to Target Transgender Staff GETTYSBURG, Pa. — The Gettysburg Area School District (GASD) board last night voted for the second time to remove cherished head tennis coach Sasha Yates from the regular reappointments list as proposed by the school administration. Gettysburg Area students will start […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. — In a 102-98 vote this afternoon, the Pennsylvania House voted to advance HB 300, which is legislation that would provide nondiscrimination protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. PYC manages the leading public support campaign backing the bill, Pennsylvania […]