tag | LGBTQ

 Commonwealth Media Services
July 28, 2020 | 4:30 PM

Pa. health secretary denounces transphobic attacks: ‘Our children are watching’

As the face of the state’s COVID-19 response, Health Secretary Rachel Levine has been the subject of numerous personal attacks.
By Sara Simon/Spotlight PA
 Courtesy of Linda Goldstein Knowlton
July 14, 2020 | 12:16 PM

We Are the Radical Monarchs

By Fred Vigeant
 Min Xian
June 25, 2020 | 10:38 AM

LGBTQ Pride at 50: Focus shifts amid pandemic, racial unrest

“This year is different because more people have a better consciousness of white privilege and of the problems surrounding racial justice.”
By Jeff McMillan/The Associated Press

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 Amanda Edwards
June 22, 2020 | 1:22 PM

LGBTQ clinics sue Trump administration over discrimination in trans health care

By Selena Simmons-Duffin/NPR
 Kimberly Paynter
June 22, 2020 | 5:33 AM

‘This is a protest’: Philly Pride march draws hundreds to rally for Black trans lives

“We will no longer be pushed to the side, we will no longer be ignored. WE WILL BE SEEN!”
By Maria Pulcinella, Ximena Conde and Kimberly Paynter/WHYY
 Office of Gov. Tom Wolf
June 19, 2020 | 6:06 AM

Despite landmark ruling, Pa. GOP leaders in no hurry to extend LGBTQ protections under state law

Advocates say action is necessary to close gaps in equality, but a House Republican committee chair said he'll have "to see where this ranks” with other issues.
By Cynthia Fernandez/Spotlight PA
 Photo by Quinn Dombrowski
June 17, 2020 | 4:00 AM

Smart Talk Wednesday; A community celebrates pride and protests find common ground

By Merideth Bucher
 Manuel Balce Ceneta, File
Updated: June 16, 2020 | 2:05 pm

What does the Supreme Court’s ruling on sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination mean for Pennsylvania?

"This ruling may well shape the way that the federal courts interpret other federal statutes that outlaw discrimination based on sex."
By Benjamin Pontz
 Susan Walsh
Updated: June 15, 2020 | 1:55 pm

Supreme Court delivers major victory to LGBTQ employees

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the 1964 Civil Rights Act barring sex discrimination in the workplace protects LGBTQ employees from being fired because of their sexual orientation.

By Nina Totenberg/NPR
 Agnes Senga
June 13, 2020 | 5:03 AM

Drag queens go digital during shutdown, saying online platforms increase accessibility

By Katie Blackley/WESA
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