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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.
Attorney General Pam Bondi, under Donald Trump, has tried to force hospitals to give the government access private health information of children.
The Global Respect Act has 119 cosponsors.
Eria Deuso has become the first out transgender mayor in Pennsylvania.
“They want us to get stuck on pronouns. I want to get stuck on bringing grocery prices down,” Sarah Klimm said.
“If our Constitution means anything, it means that the federal government can’t rifle through your child’s medical records in order to intimidate you,” a lawyer for the families told The Advocate.
The judge allowed part of the case to proceed.
The strangulation of a Pennsylvania drag artist isn't being charged as a hate crime. Here's why.
James Lantz tells The Advocate about his arrest for gluing his hand to a Capitol railing while protesting trans youth suicides.
Diana was on her way to a Pride celebration when three kids attacked her.
Derwin Darnell Joseph Matthews Jr. was shot once in the stomach and died hours later at a local hospital.
The Bearded Ladies Cabaret is offering 10,000 pounds of glitter or free gay conversion for the safe return of the missing "box truck in drag."
What the owners of P Town have called a "surprise inspection" has been described by attendees as reminiscent of past police raids of gay establishments.
The Department of Education has given UPenn ten days to wipe out any records set by trans people, issue a formal apology, and agree to ban trans athletes going forward.
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.
