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Working to Protect LGBTQIA+ & Gender-Expansive Students

by | Aug 15, 2023 | LGBTQ Rights

The school year is almost here. While heading back to the classroom is an exciting prospect for some kids, it can be a stressful time for many, and that may be especially true for LGBTQIA+ students. As a nonprofit public interest legal organization that works to...

Let’s Get LGBTQIA+ Equality Over the Finish Line

by Tara Murtha | May 3, 2023 | LGBTQ Rights

After 22 years of advocacy, protections for LGBTQIA+ Pennsylvanians passed out of the Pennsylvania House 102-98. Next, the bill must be passed by the Pennsylvania Senate before it can go to the Governor’s desk. About The Fairness Act The Fairness Act, also known as...

LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day

by Tara Murtha | Jun 15, 2022 | Equal pay, LGBTQ Rights

June 15 marks LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day. This day is an opportunity to spread awareness about wage gap data on LGBTQIA+ workers, as well as the general disparities that continue to affect the LGBTQIA+ communities. LGBTQ+ workers are paid approximately 90 cents...

WLP Statement on Chambersburg Revoking LGBTQ+ Protections

by Tara Murtha | Jan 26, 2022 | LGBTQ Rights

The Women’s Law Project condemns the decision of Borough of Chambersburg to repeal protections for residents who experience discrimination based on their sexual orientation, ethnicity, or gender identity. Pennsylvania remains the only state in the northeast without...

Dear Politicians: Bullying Trans Kids is Not a Game

by Tara Murtha | Aug 4, 2021 | LGBTQ Rights, Title IX, Uncategorized

Back in April, five Pennsylvania state lawmakers announced they’d sponsor anti-trans legislation targeting gender-diverse teen and child student athletes. Pennsylvania House Bill 972 has been misleadingly dubbed “Fairness in Women’s Sports” legislation by...

Shame on Pennsylvania, the Only Northeast State Without LGBTQ+ Protections

by Tara Murtha | Jun 15, 2021 | LGBTQ Rights

It’s 2021, and Pennsylvania is now the only state in the entire Northeast corridor where LGBTQ+ people still don’t have equality. Twenty-two states across the country, including the rest of the northeast, have implemented statewide anti-discrimination protections. We...