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DIGNITY FOR ALL IS A PENNSYLVANIA VALUE
OUR COMMONWEALTH IS AT ITS BEST WHEN EVERYONE CAN LIVE, WORK, AND THRIVE
Our future prosperity as a state depends on a strong economy and ensuring equal opportunity for all. Protecting LGBT Pennsylvanians from discrimination is about living up to our Pennsylvania values. Updating our state laws to include protections for LGBT Pennsylvanians will send the message that our state is truly open for business to all, and that LGBT Pennsylvanians can live their daily lives with dignity. Together, we can make sure that Pennsylvania is a wonderful place to work, live, and raise a family – for everyone.
HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES HAVE UNITED
for years to urge the General Assembly to adopt LGBT nondiscrimination protections
OVER 70 COMMUNITIES HAVE PASSED LOCAL LAWS
to ban anti-LGBT discrimination since 1982 — more than any state in the nation
EQUALITY AND FREEDOM ARE MORAL ISSUES
that faith leaders across the commonwealth recognize as they call for the civil rights of LGBT Pennsylvanians
Keep pennsylvania open for business
Small businesses and large companies throughout Pennsylvania are uniting in the platform that our commonwealth is stronger when we are inclusive of all hardworking people. If your business agrees that being open and inclusive for all is a Pennsylvania value, join our coalition today.
PENNSYLVANIANS IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Pennsylvanians from around the commonwealth are sharing their stories of discrimination and the importance of inclusion. From clergy to doctors, business leaders to educators, a majority of Pennsylvanians know that ensuring that LGBT Pennsylvanians can live with dignity is an urgent issue.
Williamsport Area Clergy Unite for LGBT Nondiscrimination Protections
Watch faith leaders in the greater Williamsport area of North Central Pennsylvania talk about the urgency of now to advance LGBT nondiscrimination legislation. Pennsylvania Values has secured supportive statements from all the Episcopal, Methodist, and Lutheran Bishops of Pennsylvania. Visit our webpage for support from our faith communities on the Pennsylvania Values website here.
Former Republican State Rep. Mike Fleck on Coming Out in Huntingdon County
Former State Representative Mike Fleck of rural southern Huntingdon County shares his story here about coming out as an elected official, and the urgency of not to protect rural and small town LGBT Pennsylvanians from discrimination.
Michael Bugbee Experiences Housing Discrimination in Shippensburg
Michael Bugbee is a college student at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, in south central PA. He shares his story here about trying to find housing in town and being denied, and then eventually finding a place to live with his husband. However, when his landlord found out he was gay after moving in, he was told to move. Michael’s story is not uncommon in Pennsylvania, even today.
Amanda Carter on Being a Black Queer Woman in Harrisburg
Amanda Carter is the Director of Youth Programs at the LGBT Center of Central Pennsylvania. She shares her story here about navigating life in Harrisburg and the struggles of young LGBT people in Central PA.
AJ Thayer on Coming Out as Trans in the Poconos
AJ Thayer of Monroe County is a young trans man who shares his story of growing up in the Poconos. He talks about the urgency of now to advance LGBT nondiscrimination legislation, featuring his mother Catherine Thayer and Camp Papillon founder Gerri Papillon.
Sean and Lee on Raising a Family in Fayette County
Sean and Lee of Fayette County talk about their lives as parents of their newborn baby and the urgency to advance LGBT nondiscrimination legislation in PA. LGBT families in rural and small towns in Pennsylvania, which don’t have local protections, are scared every day for their children and their livelihoods. We need statewide nondiscrimination protections for the 2/3 of LGBT Pennsylvanians who live in communities without them.
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