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.

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DIGNITY FOR ALL IS A PENNSYLVANIA VALUE

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HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES HAVE UNITED

for years to urge the General Assembly to adopt LGBT nondiscrimination protections

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OVER 70 COMMUNITIES HAVE PASSED LOCAL LAWS

to ban anti-LGBT discrimination since 1982 — more than any state in the nation

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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.

March 29, 2021

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. The Rev. Lauri Kerr is the

March 29, 2021

Former Republican State Representative Mike Fleck on Coming Out in Huntingdon County

Former state Representative Mike Fleck of rural southern Huntingdon County shares his story

March 29, 2021

Michael Bugbee Experiences Housing Discrimination in Shippensburg

 Michael Bugbee is a college student at Shippensburg University, in south central PA. He

March 29, 2021

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.

February 24, 2021

Hannah Smith-Brubaker on Taking a Chance and Raising a Family in Juniata County

In a few short weeks, my daughter will turn 21 years old. She and her 16 year-old brother count