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 was curated 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)