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What SCOTUS' Decision to Overturn Colorado's Conversion Therapy Ban Means for Pennsylvania's LGBTQ+ Youth
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (786+ words) On the last day of March, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Chiles v. Salazar in favor of the plaintiff " overturning the Colorado law that had made spoken conversion therapy illegal. The court ruled, eight to one, that Colorado's…...
Photo Essay: Queer Prom Provides a Night of Joy and Belonging to Bucks County LGBTQ+ Youth
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (220+ words) Bucks County Beacon On a winter evening in Bucks County, more than 100 LGBTQ+ youth and friends from dozens of area middle and high schools gathered for Castles in the Sky: A Queer Prom on Cloud Nine, hosted by the Rainbow…...
Judge Rebukes Conservative Law Firm for Error-Filled Brief in Case Seeking to Roll Back LGBTQ Protections in Pennsylvania Public Schools
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (915+ words) A lawsuit pushed by a right-wing legal shop in order to make life more difficult for LGBTQ adults and students in Pennsylvania has hit a snag. The judge has admonished the lawyers for submitting a brief filled with errors. "Who…...
'Clever as Serpents': How a Legal Group's Anti-LGBTQ Policies Took Root in School Districts Across Pennsylvania
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (1657+ words) This article was produced by'The Hechinger Report, a'nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with'In These Times. The West Shore school board'policy committee meeting came to a'halt almost as soon as it began. As…...
Pennsylvania Joins Coalition of 19 States and D. C. in Lawsuit Over HHS Move That Could Curtail Youth Gender-Affirming Care - Bucks County Beacon
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (498+ words) The declaration came as HHS also announced'proposed rules'meant to further curtail gender-affirming care for young people, although the lawsuit doesn't address those as they are not final. "Secretary Kennedy cannot unilaterally change medical standards by posting a document online, and…...
New Report Shows Right-Wing School Boards Responsible for Book Banning, Censorship and Anti-LGBTQ Policies Across Pennsylvania
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1045+ words) The past decade has seen a rise in school boards adopting policies that censor books, squelch anti-racist policies, limit student expression, and step on the rights of LGBTQ students. A new report by School Board Spotlight looks at how widespread…...