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News from within the borders of Pennsylvania and the fight for LGBT equality there. Learn more about past and present obstacles toward achieving equality in Pennsylvania, including hate crimes law, transgender rights, adoption, and other rights denied to same-sex couples and LGBT people. The Advocate also covers the campaigns of groups opposed to marriage equality and explores how gay marriage is covered in mainstream media. We stay on top of developments so that you can stay informed about this issue.
The Philadelphia School District has announced that it will continue to allow transgender athletes to compete on teams that align with their gender identity.
Law enforcement responded to reports of a man with a firearm threatening people inside Club Pittsburgh early Friday morning.
“The only way we can fight this hate is to not back down and to win this election,” campaign volunteer Jason Bello said.
With their obsession over people’s body parts, Republicans are upping their level of cringe this election.
"As a former Pennsylvania lawmaker and CEO of Agenda PAC, I’ve seen what happens when LGBTQ+ individuals align with the very forces that work to strip us of our humanity. Pennsylvania deserves better than this parade of self-serving traitors,” Brian Sims told The Advocate.
Online reactions ranged from shocked and horrified to expected.
The two will meet at the Monroeville Convention and Events Center near Pittsburgh on Saturday.
DaShawn Watkins, 29, has pleaded not guilty to the brutal killing and dismembering of 14-year-old Pauly A. Likens.
Muhyyee-ud-din Abdul-Rahman, 18, was planning to move to Syria and join a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda.
Vice President Kamala Harris praised her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's LGBTQ+ allyship.
On the first day of Pride Month, the first lady did not pull her punches about Republican attacks on queer Americans’ rights.
Maulik Pancholy was scheduled to speak at a middle school about his experiences with bullying, until the school board suddenly canceled the event.
He will now take on a Republican 2020 election denier in the November election. If he wins, he'll become Pennsylvania's first out statewide elected official.
The Democratic U.S. senator criticized the Cumberland Valley School District for nixing Maulik Pancholy’s anti-bullying presentation, urging a reversal on what he deems a wrongful cancellation.
A planned library event in Lancaster became the latest target of right-wing extremists who forced its cancellation through threats of violence.
Democrat Lewis Nash Sr. faces backlash for controversial comments on LGBTQ+ issues in the election against out state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled against an antiquated anti-abortion law, with justices issuing a scathing rebuke of the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision.
A son was arrested after filming himself with his father’s decapitated head, unleashing a tirade against President Joe Biden, the LGBTQ+ community, and ‘far-left woke mobs.’
A thrift store in Lancaster County recently opened, giving LGBTQ+ people the opportunity to explore their identities while being "encouraged and built up."
