The Pennsylvania Youth Congress has been a leading advocacy voice in Pennsylvania for LGBTQ+ inclusion for nearly 15 years. Listed here are a sample of the hundreds of news articles and television media stories that PYC has been featured in at the forefront of taking action on LGBTQ+ equality, equity, and inclusion in PA. Many articles and news stories are no longer available online. This list began to be curated in 2025.
2011
Philly celebrates Pride at White House — July 7, 2011 (Philadelphia Gay News)
PA students unite for empowerment — July 21, 2011 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Student establishes first youth-led statewide LGBT organization — August 4, 2011 (Daily Pennsylvanian)
GLBT activism promotes unity — September 13, 2011 (Temple News)
House holds discrimination bill hearing — September 22, 2011 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Youth to discuss challenges, solutions — October 6, 2011 (Philadelphia Gay News)
William Way holds last public board meeting of the year — December 1, 2011 (Philadelphia Gay News)
GLBT panel brings issues to forefront — December 5, 2011 (Temple News)
Equal bens bill heads to mayor — December 8, 2011 (Philadelphia Gay News)
2012
Person of the Year: Runners-up — January 5, 2012 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Area LGBT groups get $100K — January 12, 2012 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Movers & Shakers: Connor Hesketh — February 6, 2012 (Temple News)
Villanova nixes gay artist’s workshop — February 23, 2012 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Bryn Mawr College books performance artist Villanova canceled — February 23, 2012 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
After artist dustup, ‘Nova calls for LGBT inclusion — March 1, 2012 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Penn expands health coverage for trans employees — March 8, 2012 (Philadelphia Gay News)
East Pennsboro Area School Board is now ‘very confident’ motion to allow Gay Straight Alliance club will pass — April 5, 2012 (Penn Live)
PA school votes down GSA — April 5, 2012 (Philadelphia Gay News)
President Obama backs bullying bills — April 26, 2012 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Philly-based LGBT-rights site launches — June 7, 2012 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Student leads anti-bullying legislation — September 27, 2012 (Daily Pennsylvanian)
WCU graduate introduces landmark anti-bullying legislation — September 30, 2012 (The Quad)
Obama Nominates 3 Pa. Judges to Federal Bench — November 29, 2012 (PoliticsPA)
Central PA Republican comes out, makes local, national history — December 3, 2012 (Philadelphia Gay News)
LGBT youth organization elects new leaders, plans statewide conference — December 13, 2012 (Philadelphia Gay News)
2013
Bullying bill gets double the support — January 24, 2013 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Locals attend White House briefing — January 31, 2013 (Philadelphia Gay News)
GLSEN survey shows safety concerns for PA’s LGBT students — March 28, 2013 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Network launched to track, move state equality — April 4, 2013 (Philadelphia Gay News)
PA school allows trans student, date at prom after dust-up — May 1, 2013 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Gays in the Boy Scouts: Debate heats up in advance of policy vote — May 17, 2013 (Penn Live)
Pittston makes history with nondiscrimination ordinance — May 30, 2013 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Pastors group urges parents to pull sons out of Boy Scouts in wake of gay policy reversal — June 4, 2013 (Penn Live)
Federal proposal would include discrimination protections for transgender students — June 5, 2013 (York Daily Record)
Gay pride fest held at Kirby Park — August 11, 2013 (Hazleton Standard Speaker)
Western Pa. transgender student’s homecoming fight mirrors Issak Wolfe’s situation in Red Lion — September 9, 2013 (York Daily Record)
WATCH: Male Driver’s License Isn’t Enough to Let Trans Teen Run for Homecoming King — September 10, 2013 (The Advocate)
Trans student fights policy in Western PA — September 12, 2013 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Trans Teen Won’t Be Homecoming King, But Can Start a GSA — October 30, 2013 (The Advocate)
Youth group announces new leadership — October 31, 2013 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Bucks district refuses same-sex benefits — November 14, 2013 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Students urge Holy Ghost Prep to rehire gay teacher — December 11, 2013 (Burlington County Times)
Students, alumni rally around fired gay teacher at Catholic school — December 13, 2013 (US Catholic)
2014
Students talk transgender justice at Pennsylvania Youth Action Conference — February 16, 2014 (Daily Pennsylvanian)
PSEC fundraises for youth-advocacy house — June 5, 2014 (Philadelphia Gay News)
More than marriage equality in PA — June 5, 2014 (Philadelphia Gay News)
City Council Preliminarily Approves Adding Gender Identity as a Protected Class — July 23, 2014 (WESA)
Marriage equality a hot topic at PrideFest — August 10, 2014 (Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice)
PrideFest draws hundreds to Kirby Park — August 11, 2014 (Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice)
LGBT youth group awarded $100K grant — August 27, 2014 (Philadelphia Gay News)
NGLTF calls for Morris probe — September 18, 2014 (Philadelphia Gay News)
City mourns LGBT director Gloria Casarez — October 23, 2014 (Philadelphia Gay News)
PHOTOS: Philly Youth Kick-Off It Gets Better Project at Kimmel Center — November 5, 2014 (Philadelphia Magazine)
Kimmel, community partners tell youth ‘it gets better’ — November 6, 2014 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Meet: Turner Stulting — November 24, 2014 (Her Campus)
2015
PA youth conference spotlights rural communities — January 29, 2015 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Name Change Project helps with legal obstacles in transgender transitions — January 4, 2015 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
8 Philly Area Transgender People Named to National Trans 100 List — March 31, 2015 (Philadelphia Magazine)
Student group changes name, focus — May 21, 2015 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Today is National Give OUT Day — May 21, 2015 (Philadelphia Magazine)
Trans-Health Conf. organizers expect record attendance — May 28, 2015 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Cyberbullying of children becomes a punishable offense in Pa. — July 13, 2015 (York Daily Record)
Public hearing requested in Morris case — July 15, 2015 (Philadelphia Gay News)
New independent LGBT group targets inclusivity in Pittsburgh schools — July 20, 2015 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
EXCLUSIVE: Gay former Pa. lawmaker joins guv’s administration — July 21, 2015 (Washington Blade)
State agency: D.A. must certify Morris records — August 19, 2015 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Best of LGBT Philadelphia 2015 — September 10, 2015 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Building, leading the PA LGBT youth movement — September 24, 2015 (Philadelphia Gay News)
First LGBT community celebration at Capitol — October 29, 2015 (Philadelphia Gay News)
For transgender and non-binary people in central Pa., ‘finding a supportive community is huge’ — November 19, 2015 (Penn Live)
2016
Conference inspired LGBT organizer to create PA Youth Congress — January 24, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
New Lambda Alliance board talks policy and guilty pleasures — January 25, 2016 (Daily Pennsylvanian)
Philly to host Creating Change 2017 — January 28, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, trans activist, to deliver keynote at youth conference — February 9, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Steering committee forms for LGBT orgs across state — February 11, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Community organizations expand, evolve — April 5, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
State council on LGBT issues leaves legacy 40 years later — April 5, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Violence against transgender people a major topic of this weekend’s youth LGBTQ conference — April 11, 2016 (Daily Pennsylvanian)
Message of empowerment at Youth Action Conference — April 14, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
LGBT state employees recall Gov. Shapp’s original nondiscrimination order at anniversary celebration — April 14, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
MontCo school adopts trans and gender-nonconforming policy — April 20, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Western Pennsylvania Schools Debate Crafting Restroom Policies For Transgender Students — April 26, 2016 (WESA)
Trans student policies taking shape across Pennsylvania — April 28, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Will authorities reply to Morris letter? — April 28, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Pittsburgh schools’ proposed policies to protect transgender students go beyond the bathroom debate — May 4, 2016 (Pittsburgh City Paper)
Districts, students react to federal directive on access to school facilities — May 14, 2016 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Transgender bathroom rights and non-discriminatory laws are about to top state issues in Pa. — May 17, 2016 (Penn Live)
Lower Merion schools unanimously pass transgender policy — May 17, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
LOCAL NEWS: Lower Merion School Board Unanimously Passes Trans-Affirmative Policy — May 17, 2016 (Philadelphia Magazine)
Ambler adopts LGBT antibias law — May 19, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Schools report few bullying incidents — May 19, 2016 (Lebanon Daily News)
How do school districts handle transgender issues? — May 20, 2016 (York Daily Record)
Youth advocates share model policies with Pa. schools on LGBT identity — May 23, 2016 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Smart Talk: PA schools and transgender directive — May 24, 2016 (WITF)
Youth org. releases model policy for trans students — May 25, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Combating Issues Facing Transgender Pennsylvanians Requires Collaboration And Resource Allocation — June 9, 2016 (WESA)
LGBT community mourns those killed in Orlando, asks state legislature to approve anti-discrimination protections — June 14, 2016 (Penn Live)
Pennsylvania Youth Congress to hold event to mourn Orlando victims — June 14, 2016 (Fox43)
Movement ramps up on PA antibias bills — June 16, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Philly schools adopt transgender policy — June 17, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Yorkers rally in Harrisburg for LGBT rights — June 28, 2016 (York Dispatch)
PA senator pegged as roadblock for LGBT nondiscrimination — June 30, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
New Carlisle ordinance would rely on old state law — August 5, 2016 (Carlisle Sentinel)
State court system includes gender identity in nondiscrimination policy — September 2, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Wilkes-Barre protects LGBT residents in newly established human relations commission — September 16, 2016 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Surfaces in Carlisle — October 27, 2016 (The Dickinsonian)
LGBTQ community apprehensive about safety, rights and future under a Trump administration — November 11, 2016 (Penn Live)
The Full 2016 PA Society List of Events — November 28, 2016 (PoliticsPA)
Pittsburgh Proposes The State’s First Conversion Therapy Ban — November 30, 2016 (WESA)
Carlisle Approves Non-Discrimination Ordinance, 37th Pennsylvania Municipality to Do So — December 9, 2016 (Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents)
Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Passes in Carlisle — December 14, 2016 (The Dickinsonian)
2017
D.A.’s Office needs 30 days to research Morris request — January 18, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Sens. Booker, Casey address LGBT equality in the Trump era — February 1, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
PGN renews appeal for D.A.’s Morris 911 recordings — February 15, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Transgender advocates denounce Trump decision to roll back guidelines for schools on bathroom use — February 22, 2017 (Penn Live)
PGN requests public hearing in Morris dispute — February 22, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
City shows support for trans students, despite Trump — February 23, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
After Trump’s bathroom choice rollback, Pa. officials convene emergency meeting with trans students — March 2, 2023 (Penn Live)
D.A. says Morris 911 recordings aren’t agency records — March 2, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Transgender students: ‘It’s a scary time’ but also an opportunity for change — March 3, 2017 (Penn Live)
Local nondiscrimination ordinances see progress, roadblocks — March 15, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Student sues after using locker room with trans student — March 21, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
ACLU will defend Boyertown transgender student — April 3, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
ACLU files legal motion to defend Boyertown School District — April 4, 2017 (Reading Eagle)
PA Youth Congress Celebrates ‘Fun Home’ Performance in Pittsburgh — April 12, 2017 (Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents)
More students challenge PA school’s trans-inclusive policy — April 19, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Council committee approves ban on conversion therapy — June 12, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Boyertown students say their privacy was violated by transgender policy — July 17, 2017 (Reading Eagle)
PA teens testify in trans-bathroom case — July 19, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Boyertown principal testifies in transgender lawsuit — August 1, 2017 (Reading Eagle)
Boyertown Area School District will protect trans students — August 25, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Effort to block Boyertown school district’s transgender policy fails — August 29, 2017 (WHYY)
Plaintiffs to appeal Boyertown transgender policy ruling — August 29, 2017 (WFMZ)
Pa.’s public schools must protect transgender students | Opinion — September 16, 2017 (Penn Live)
Supporters of CHIP funding for transgender youth healthcare services rally at the State Capitol — October 24, 2017 (Fox43)
Anti-trans CHIP bill amended — October 25, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Hate crime report shows little change in Pittsburgh area from 2015-16 — November 14, 2017 (WXPI)
State lawmakers pass clean CHIP bill but some are ‘raging’ — November 21, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Pennsylvania Trans Youth: Fighting for our Lives — November 22, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Advocates seek to ‘educate’ legislators in Harrisburg in wake of anti-trans bill — December 6, 2017 (Philadelphia Gay News)
2018
Appeals Court Upholds Pennsylvania School District’s Trans-Inclusive Policy — May 24, 2018 (The Advocate)
Boyertown transgender students can use facilities based on their gender identity, appeals court rules — May 25, 2018 (Reading Eagle)
Federal appeals court upholds trans rights at Boyertown High School — May 31, 2018 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Student director screens trans youth documentary set in rural PA — June 14, 2018 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Plenty of pride — June 28, 2018 (Erie Times News)
Summer Fun Friday: Pridefest — June 29, 2018 (WICU/WSEE)
Pridefest celebrated — June 30, 2018 (Erie Times News)
Appeals court reaffirms Boyertown transgender policy — July 27, 2018 (Reading Eagle)
Wolf announces first statewide LGBTQ commission in U.S. — August 6, 2018 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Back to School Q&A with Trans Activist Daniel, 16, of Lakeview School District — August 15, 2018 (Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents)
PA State Human Relations Commission Expands Discrimination Classes to Include Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity — August 16, 2018 (Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents)
Historic marker under fire by some LGBT advocates — October 11, 2018 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Harrisburg looks to condemn — but not-ban — conversion therapy — October 28, 2018 (WHYY)
Supreme Court urged to undo Pa. school’s pro-trans bathroom policy — November 19, 2018 (Washington Blade)
Hate Group ADF Asks Supreme Court to Block Pro-Trans Restroom Policy — November 20, 2018 (The Advocate)
Persons of the year honorees — December 27, 2018 (Philadelphia Gay News)
2019
West Middlesex School District in Mercer County Implements Trans Inclusive Student Policies — January 14, 2019 (Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents)
New Jersey becomes the second state to require LGBT studies — February 7, 2019 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Finding community — April 12, 2019 (Erie Times News)
Central Pa. school board passes ‘biological sex’ policy for bathrooms, locker rooms — April 17, 2019 (Spotlight PA)
Transgender bathroom, locker room use: The Pa. debate, explained — April 19, 2019 (WHYY)
LGBTQ Equality Act passes House with local GOP support — May 9, 2019 (Philadelphia Gay News)
‘This is the best opportunity we’ve had’: Why advocates think this could be the year Pa. bans LGBTQ discrimination — May 15, 2019 (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
Supreme Court rejects appeal over Pa. school’s transgender bathroom policy — May 28, 2019 (WHYY)
In A Changing Political Atmosphere, GSAs Remain Safe And Supportive Networks For The LGBTQ Community — May 28, 2019 (WESA)
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Pa. school’s pro-trans bathroom policy — May 28, 2019 (Washington Blade)
Lawyer, advocate react to Supreme Court rejection of appeal over transgender bathrooms — May 28, 2019 (CBS 21)
Supreme Court declines to hear Boyertown case — May 30, 2019 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Pride flags banned from flying at U.S. embassies — June 11, 2019 (CBS 21)
Group Helps LGBTQ Youth in Pennsylvania — June 19, 2019 (Comcast Newsmakers)
Philadelphia Police Department institutes new transgender policy — June 26, 2019 (NBC)
PA to allow gender designation ‘X’ on driver’s licenses — July 31, 2019 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Rep. Madeleine Dean Hosts Diversity and Inclusion Roundtable on the LGBTQ+ Community and Employment — August 19, 2019 (Rep. Madeleine Dean)
One Year Later, A Look At The Work Of The State LGBTQ Commission — August 26, 2019 (WESA)
William Way history exhibit explores local PA nondiscrimination ordinances — August 29, 2019 (Philadelphia Gay News)
LGBT Protection Requested in Gettysburg Borough — September 14, 2019 (Gettysburg Connection)
Plaintiffs in Boyertown trans restroom policy case withdraw litigation, ending years-long legal battle — September 19, 2019 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos promotes school choice programs in Harrisburg school visit — September 19, 2019 (Penn Live)
DeVos visit to Harrisburg school with anti-trans policy sparks calls for statewide nondiscrimination protections — September 19, 2019 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Supreme court LGBT discrimination ruling looms large in PA — October 21, 2019 (Daily Item)
10 pieces of Philly LGBTQ news to be thankful for this year — November 22, 2019 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Local Businessman Asks Gettysburg Borough Council to Enact LGBT Protection — December 9, 2019 (Gettysburg Connection)
Huntingdon passes LGBTQ anti-discrimination law, a first for rural Pa. — December 20, 2019 (WHYY)
Rural borough in PA adopts LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance — December 20, 2019 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Central Pa. community becomes state’s first rural area to adopt local LGBT protection ordinance — December 23, 2019 (Centre Daily Times)
2020
Are Allegheny County schools adequately supporting the mental health of their LGBTQ students? — January 20, 2020 (PublicSource)
‘It’s about damn time’: Momentum to pass LGBTQ anti-discrimination bill is growing — February 3, 2020 (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
Pa. law lacks protections for LGBTQ individuals and some demand change — February 3, 2020 (Penn Live)
Leaders unite to fight discrimination against LGBTQ+ community — February 3, 2020 (CBS 21)
PA Youth Congress holds press conference demanding nondiscrimination laws — February 7, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
LGBTQ Rights with PA Youth Congress — February 18, 2020 (PCN)
West Mifflin schools moving forward with transgender policy — February 27, 2020 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
How a kid growing up in the heart of central Pa. found his voice as a transgender teen — March 19, 2020 (York Daily Record)
Milton Shapp and the Council for Sexual Minorities — March 24, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Pennsylvania comes together to discuss Pride celebrations in wake of COVID-19 — April 29, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Pa. advocates hail SCOTUS ruling protecting LGBTQ workers from job discrimination — June 15, 2020 (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
LGBTQ groups in Western Pa. celebrate ‘historic’ U.S. Supreme Court ruling — June 15, 2020 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
LGBTQ people in Pa. finally have workplace nondiscrimination protections after US Supreme Court ruling — June 15, 2020 (Pittsburgh City Paper)
Big win for LGBTQ rights, but fight’s not over in Pennsylvania — June 16, 2020 (AP News)
Supreme Court ruling will have ‘monumental’ implications — June 16, 2020 (Sharon Herald)
Pa. borough councilman blasted for transphobic Facebook post — June 30, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
LGBTQ coalition calls out Bloomsburg Fair; Levine addresses transphobia — July 28, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Free-speech advocate challenges new state antibias rule — August 11, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
LGBTQ groups enter SCOTUS fight between Philly, Catholic charity over foster services — August 21, 2020 (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
City sees widespread support in Supreme Court adoption case — August 25, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Shippensburg adopts LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance — September 2, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Shippensburg enacts non-discrimination law to protect LGBT community — September 2, 2020 (Penn Live)
WESA Daily Briefing: September 4, 2020 — September 4, 2020 (WESA)
Midstate borough adopts LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance — September 4, 2020 (WITF)
In Pennsylvania public schools, an ‘epidemic’ of Native American mascots and nicknames — September 8, 2020 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Movement for hate crime law? LGBTQ and trans speakers give first ever testimony to PA Senate Republicans — October 16, 2020 (Billy Penn)
New push to boost LGBTQ protections in Pa. — October 19, 2020 (WHYY)
State and local health departments issue sexual health guidelines during COVID-19 — October 20, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Trans woman of color, fellow advocates address State Senate — October 21, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Bloomsburg adopts LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance — October 27, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
School superintendent apologizes for privacy breach — November 3, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Pennsylvania Youth Congress: young Pennsylvanians shaping their future — November 4, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Advocates call for resignation of homophobic school board member — November 25, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Don’t wait for a federal Equality Act. Go local instead. — December 2, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Gettysburg Borough passes anti-discrimination ordinance — December 14, 2020 (Penn Live)
Judge suspends new antibias rule for Pa. attorneys — December 15, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Gettysburg passes nondiscrimination ordinance — December 16, 2020 (Philadelphia Gay News)
After Gettysburg Approves LGBTQ-Inclusive Nondiscrimination Ordinance, The Connection Talks with Carr, Goodman, Heyser, and Lawson — December 19, 2020 (Gettysburg Connection)
2021
Three Montco townships enact LGBT-inclusive antibias ordinances — January 6, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Local LGBTQ+ leaders react to Capitol insurrection — January 12, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Transgender community hails nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine to Biden administration — January 19, 2021 (Penn Live)
Dr. Rachel Levine selected for Biden administration — January 19, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Pennsylvania Youth Congress releases statement congratulating Dr. Levine’s nomination — January 19, 2021 (Fox56)
Pennsylvania’s Transgender Community Responds to Dr. Rachel Levine’s Pick for the Biden Administration — January 20, 2021 (Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents)
Biden reverses Trump’s trans military ban — January 26, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Backyard white supremacy: Central Pa. high school students take to social media to fight racism in the classroom — January 28, 2021 (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
Advocates pushing for legislative protections for LGBTQ community — January 29, 2021 (New Castle News)
Gay university student sues U.S. Department of Education — February 2, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Violence against transgender people is an ‘epidemic’ — February 25, 2021 (WESA)
Two anti-LGBT bills introduced in Congress — March 22, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Local trans advocates cheer Dr. Rachel Levine’s confirmation — March 30, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
ACLU backs Boyertown schools in transgender lawsuit — April 4, 2017 (Pottstown Mercury)
Legislation would ban transgender athletes from competing on cisgender female sports teams — April 5, 2021 (WITF)
Controversy surrounds new sports and trans youth bill in Pennsylvania — April 5, 2021 (WHTM)
Pa. legislators introduce anti-trans sports bill — April 6, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Midstate lawmakers use language from Idaho law to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports — April 6, 2021 (Carlisle Sentinel)
‘No one is asking for this’: LGBTQ advocates lash transgender sports bill — April 7, 2021 (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
West Chester CEOs pull anti-trans legislator from event after public disapproval — April 19, 2021 (The Quad)
Susquehanna Twp. says it’ll take time to replace its dismissed Indian mascot — May 5, 2021 (Penn Live)
Native American advocacy groups applaud Susquehanna Township, highlight 60 other schools — May 7, 2021 (CBS 21)
LGBTQ Youth Advocating for Equity and Inclusion — May 18, 2021 (Comcast Newsmakers)
Gettysburg Pride celebrates fifth annual community celebration of love — June 7, 2021 (Gettysburg Connection)
Record number of Pride flags raised in Montgomery County — June 8, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
‘I’m not one of the boys’: Inside one transgender Latina woman’s personal journey — June 14, 2021 (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
Leader of Pa.’s transgender youth advocacy group understands struggles, works for inclusion — June 16, 2021 (Penn Live)
Wolf, lawmakers renew push for anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ community — June 16, 2021 (Penn Live)
Local advocates react to Supreme Court’s ruling — June 17, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
The Fairness Act is needed, but a shift in strategy is needed more — June 17, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
PPG Furthers LGBTQ Inclusion Commitments with Pennsylvania Values Business Pledge — June 22, 2021 (Business Wire)
Supreme Court declines to hear wedding flowers dispute — July 6, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Pennsylvania Youth Congress calls out corporations for lack of LGBTQ support — July 7, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Pa. Youth Congress hits Keystone State corporations for lack of LGBTQ support — July 10, 2021 (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
Midstate lawmakers use language from Idaho law to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports — August 22, 2021 (Reading Eagle)
Chambersburg, PA approves LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinance — September 21, 2021 (Philadelphia Gay News)
For advocates, ‘a sense of relief’ with Chambersburg law banning discrimination against LGBTQ people — September 22, 2021 (WITF)
Native mom speaks out advocating for the removal of ‘Indian’ mascots — October 27, 2021 (CBS 21)
Bucks Hosts Forum on Protecting LGBTQ+ Rights — December 3, 2021 (Bucks County Community College)
Lock Haven holds Lavender Graduation ceremony — December 16, 2021 (Lock Haven University)
2022
Central Pa. borough poised to become first to repeal LGBTQ protections — January 22, 2022 (Penn Live)
LGBTQ advocates and allies fight efforts to repeal discrimination ordinance in Chambersburg — January 24, 2022 (WITF)
Fight for an Inclusive Chambersburg — January 25, 2022 (Franklin County Free Press)
Chambersburg Borough Council votes to repeal nondiscrimination ordinance — January 25, 2022 (Carlisle Sentinel)
Comments by 2 Oley School Board members criticized as bigoted and transphobic — January 26, 2022 (Reading Eagle)
‘Wrong, hurtful, dangerous’: LGBTQ advocates want Chambersburg’s anti-discrimination ordinance reinstated — February 28, 2022 (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
Oral arguments held on Trans-inclusive restrooms in Fla. — March 1, 2022 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Pa. House committee advances bill excluding transgender athletes from women’s sports teams — March 29, 2022 (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
‘Cruel & unnecessary’ : LGBTQ allies, advocates call for defeat of transgender sports bill — March 29, 2022 (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
Pa. House committee advances bill requiring transgender youth to play sports based on sex assigned at birth — March 29, 2022 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Whose rights matter more? How the debate about transgender athletes is heating up — April 14, 2022 (York Daily Record)
Where are the trans women dominating women’s sports? | Opinion — April 22, 2022 (Penn Live)
Bill to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports cleared by Senate committee — May 24, 2022 (WGAL)
How Connecting the Dots Change LGBTQ History — June 2, 2022 (Lavender Magazine)
Philadelphia Pride festival showed joy and inclusivity — June 7, 2022 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Pa. bills limiting discussion, materials on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools poised for introduction — June 9, 2022 (Penn Live)
Pa. is considering a ban on trans athletes. Experts say it’s discriminatory and ‘anti-evidence’ — June 14, 2022 (Spotlight PA)
Two “Don’t Say Gay” bills pass Pa. Senate education committee — June 22, 2022 (Philadelphia Gay News)
City officials, LGBTQ leaders, and Philly teachers condemn legislation targeting queer youth — July 1, 2022 (Philadelphia Gay News)
PA State Senate votes to remove homosexuality from crimes code — July 8, 2022 (WHTM)
PA General Assembly Vote Removes “Homosexuality” from Crimes Code — July 13, 2022 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Removing homosexuality from Pa. crimes code is a start, advocates say. But more needs to be done — July 16, 2022 (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
Pa. ranks 23rd nationwide for its LGBTQ business climate, new analysis finds — September 12, 2022 (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
Inside Pennsylvania’s proposed ‘Parental Bill of Rights,’ which critics are calling homophobic — September 26, 2022 (City & State PA)
Analysis: Midterm elections have high stakes for LGBTQ voters — October 5, 2022 (Philadelphia Gay News)
State agency approves LGBTQ-inclusive antibias regulations — December 13, 2022 (Philadelphia Gay News)
2023
Talk of the Town: LGBTQ Protections — February 3, 2023 (Spotlight PA)
State College wants nearby municipalities to adopt LGBTQ protections — February 14, 2023 (Spotlight PA)
Community Briefs: LGBTQ nondiscrimination — February 21, 2023 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Why can’t Pennsylvania pass laws to protect LGBTQ+ civil rights? — March 6, 2023 (Penn Live)
Libraries to locker rooms: How a religious law firm is changing PA school policies — April 12, 2023 (Bucks County Courier Times)
House committee passes anti-discrimination bill for LGBTQ Pennsylvanians — April 24, 2023 (Penn Live)
Pass the Fairness Act; it’s the right thing to do | PennLive Editorial — April 28, 2023 (Penn Live)
Fairness Act passes Pa. House with 102-98 vote — May 2, 2023 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Pa. House passes bill adding LGBTQ protections to state nondiscrimination law — May 2, 2023 (Penn Live)
Pennsylvania House passes LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination bill — May 2, 2023 (ABC27)
LGBTQ orgs call on Target to double down community support amid extremist threats — May 30, 2023 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Local LGBTQ leaders hoping to ban conversion therapy practice in York County — June 2, 2023 (York Daily Record)
York PA LGBTQIA+ Youth Town Hall held at Marketview Arts — June 11, 2023 (York Dispatch)
How LGBTQ+ community dealing with laws or rules targeting them — June 15, 2023 (WITF)
Despite recent advances, state officials say LGBTQ discrimination occurs — June 21, 2023 (Fox43)
Fighting for nondiscrimination protections for all — June 27, 2023 (Penn Live)
Lower Merion Native Is Fighting for Nondiscrimination Protections for All — June 29, 2023 (Montco.Today)
With transgender coach’s job uncertain, central Pa. school board delays vote — August 22, 2023 (Penn Live)
Gettysburg school board pulls transgender tennis coach’s contract — August 24, 2023 (York Dispatch)
Gettysburg community fights to retain trans coach — September 6, 2023 (Philadelphia Gay News)
2024
Nothing “Fair” about Fairness West Virginia’s Hostile Takeover of Pennsylvania LGBTQ Advocacy — May 16, 2024 (Philadelphia Gay News)
A bill to repeal Pennsylvania’s same-sex marriage ban will be considered in the state House — June 12, 2024 (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
As Pride Month ends, legislators continue push to pass PA Fairness Act — June 26, 2024 (Fox43)
PA House passes historic marriage equality legislation — July 3, 2024 (WJET)
Western Pennsylvania trans girl killed, dismembered — July 5, 2024 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Family and advocates seek hate crime charges in murder of Mercer County transgender teen — July 6, 2024 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
LGBTQ+ advocates mourn Mercer County teen as some call for hate crime charges — July 6, 2024 (WXPI)
‘The world lost a little shine the day Pauly was taken’: Pauly Likens’ father remembers teen killed — July 8, 2024 (WTAE)
Adriana E. Ramírez: The brutal death of a 14-year-old reminds us how fragile trans lives are — July 8, 2024 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Pa. community in shock over killing, dismembering of transgender girl — July 9, 2024 (Penn Live)
Empowering Change: Top 50 Nonprofit Influencers in the Philadelphia Metro Area — July 10, 2024 (Work Times)
More Information and Questions on the Murder of Pauly Likens — July 10, 2024 (Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents)
Evidence lacking for hate crime charges in death of transgender teen, investigators say — July 12, 2024 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
U.S. Senator John Fetterman, Government Officials Make Appearance at Vigil for Pauly Likens — July 14, 2024 (WICU/WSEE)
Pa. LGBTQ advocates cry foul on new group intent on advocacy, lobbying — July 16, 2024 (Penn Live)
Sharon man to stand trial in murder of Mercer County transgender teen — July 25, 2024 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
LGBTQ+ focused town halls are happening across PA — October 22, 2024 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Statewide LGBTQ+ leaders respond to election results — November 13, 2024 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Centre LGBT+ hosts ‘State of LGBTQ+ Pennsylvania’ town hall panel — November 14, 2024 (Daily Collegian)
Mother of murdered transgender teen from Mercer County calls for LGBTQ-inclusive hate crimes legislation — November 20, 2024 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Family of murdered Sharon teen marks Trans Day of Remembrance with call for tougher hate crime laws — November 20, 2024 (WFMJ)
Transgender Day of Remembrance in Pittsburgh — November 21, 2024 (Pittsburgh City Paper)
‘State of LGBTQ+ Pennsylvania’ town hall panel held in State College — November 21, 2024 (Centre County Gazette)
Mother of slain transgender teen Pauly Likens urges expansion of Pennsylvania hate-crimes law — November 22, 2024 (The Advocate)
LGBTQ rights in Pa. must be protected before the Trump presidency — December 18, 2024 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Triumphs, controversies and upcoming battles: The top stories of 2024 — December 23, 2024 (Philadelphia Gay News)
2025
Trump’s anti-trans action stirs fear as leaders say ‘an order is not going to make us go away’ — January 23, 2025 (Penn Live)
Trump’s executive order on gender draws criticism from Pittsburgh advocates — January 27, 2025 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ Unity Statement — January 29, 2025 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Amid an increasingly hostile national climate, struggle over LGBTQ rights likely in Pa. legislature — January 30, 2025 (Penn Live)
LGBTQ+ leaders respond to Trump’s executive actions — January 29, 2025 (Philadelphia Gay News)
Two school districts, parents sue to dismantle Pennsylvania’s LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections — March 9, 2025 (Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents)
Pa. LGBTQ protections challenged in court. Why schools, parents, politicians are suing — March 13, 2025 (Beaver County Times)
Families, officials fault UPMC for conceding to Trump order on gender-affirming care for youth — April 3, 2025 (PublicSource)
Hundreds protest Pittsburgh hospital for caving to Trump and denying trans youth gender-affirming care — April 10, 2025 (The Advocate)
Erie Gay News editor speaks on UPMC decision to end gender affirming care for trans youth — April 16, 2025 (WJET)
Protest over new restrictions on gender-affirming care planned at Penn State Health — May 2, 2025 (York Dispatch)
Webpages on LGBTQ health, racial disparities vanish from UPMC site — May 13, 2025 (Ellwood City Ledger)
Community rallies after cut to trans youth health care — May 15, 2025 (Centre County Gazette)
Pennsylvania Fairness Act reintroduced — June 2, 2025 (WHTM)
State College to host Pride parade, festival — June 4, 2025 (WTAJ)