Pennsylvania

October 17, 2022
by GLAAD
Election 2022: Pennsylvania's Candidates on the Record on LGBTQ Issues
In the final stretch in the 2022 midterm election, Pennsylvania is one of the most hotly contested states, and the ou
Bob the Drag Queen, Peppermint, and Black Queer Town Hall help Pennsylvanians vote
Bob the Drag Queen and Peppermint worked with the Black Queer Town Hall to release a musical tutorial for Pennsylvania voters on how they can vote.
Catholic LGBT families introduce themselves ahead of Pope's visit
On the opening day of the World Meeting of Families, Catholic LGBT people and their families introduced themselves to the media and the wider world. GLAAD is working with Equally Blessed, who organized the pilgrimage of the LGBT families.
Three new videos #TellThePope of the faith of LGBT Catholics
Hear what three LGBT Catholics want to #TellThePope in videos released by GLAAD.
Hear gripping personal stories in Full of Grace: Journeys of LGBT Catholics
The docudrama gives first-person accounts about struggles and experiences with God, faith, identity, and the Church.
LGBT Catholics forced to move meeting space out of church as pope's visit approaches
LGBT Catholic advocacy group was to host conversations and panels on sexuality and gender identity during the 2015 World Meeting of Families.
Marriage Equality Victories in 2014
After 2013's SCOTUS ruling that struck down parts of the discriminatory "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA), 2014 saw great advancement for marriage equality in the United States as fifteen more states became places where same-sex couples can legally marry. Read more about the states that made marriage equality the law of the land this year below.
What you need to know about the state of marriage equality
Indisputably, change is a constant force that ceaselessly shapes us as a society: Change makes the tides rise and the leaves turn color; Change brings life into the world and it takes life away. It freed the slaves in our country and gave women the right to vote. And, pretty soon, change will bring marriage equality to all couples.
LGBT Catholics & allies are being unjustly fired and have asked the Pope to talk to them about it
Signed by nine teachers who have been forced from jobs at Catholic schools for identifying as LGBT or being an ally to the community, an open letter has been delivered to the Vatican by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).