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June 2, 2021 | 11:49 AM

Pride Month on WITF

By Fred Vigeant

Timothy D. Easley

May 28, 2021 | 5:10 AM

Kentucky ties to Baptist kids agency at risk over gay rights and a Pa. case may help its cause

An upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision in a Pennsylvania case could be decisive in the Kentucky clash

By Bruce Shreiner/The Associated Press

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May 12, 2021 | 1:40 PM

Chambersburg committee considering new anti-discrimination ordinance, local human relations commission

The group plans to make its recommendation in late July or early August, after hearing from outside experts and community members.

By Alanna Elder

Carolyn Kaster

May 10, 2021 | 2:57 PM

U.S. will protect gay and transgender people against discrimination in health care

The announcement, which effectively reverses a Trump-era rule, springs from last summer’s landmark Supreme Court decision banning employment discrimination against LGBTQ people.

By Becky Sullivan and Selena Simmons-Duffin/NPR

Megan Rohrer

May 10, 2021 | 5:18 AM

Megan Rohrer elected as 1st openly transgender bishop in U.S. Lutheran Church

Rohrer will serve as bishop of the Sacramento-based Sierra Pacific synod, which encompasses close to 200 congregations in Central and Northern California and northern Nevada.

By Emma Bowman/NPR

Event Date: May 13, 2021

Intersection of race and the LGBTQ community

By Staff

Tom Brenner

April 2, 2021 | 10:18 AM

Dr. Rachel Levine: Transgender health care is an equity issue, not a political one

Though more Americans than ever oppose discrimination against transgender people, Levine is taking office at a time when trans rights have once again become a controversial political issue.

By Becky Sullivan and Ari Shapiro/NPR

Caroline Brehman/Pool

April 1, 2021 | 5:29 PM

Dr. Rachel Levine questions state bills targeting transgender health care

“I think people fear what they don’t understand,” says Levine, assistant secretary for health and the first openly transgender person to serve in a Senate-confirmed position.

By Becky Sullivan and Ari Shapiro/NPR

Andrew Harnik

March 31, 2021 | 4:15 PM

Pentagon releases new policies enabling transgender people to serve in the military

The Pentagon announced new policies on Wednesday that undo the Trump-era rules that effectively banned transgender people from serving in the military.

By Laurel Wamsley/NPR

Office of Gov. Tom Wolf

March 31, 2021 | 7:31 AM

LGBTQ Pennsylvanians could have less COVID-19 vaccine access, more hesitancy

The study is the first of its kind to conduct a statewide survey of LGBTQ residents and ask about their willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

By Hannah Chinn/WHYY

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