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Pennsylvania Senate Introduces Anti-Transgender Legislation while Pine-Richland School District continues to ignore child pornography charges

February 16, 2025 by

The Pennsylvania State Senate has taken action to protect the Keystone State from gender identity realities with the Two-Gender Protection Act. Senate Bill 213 was introduced in the Pennsylvania State Senate by Senator Doug Mastriano This law would mandate that Pennsylvania State Government use “sex” instead of “gender” in official communications and require that all […]

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PA House Republicans Introduce Package of Anti-Trans Bills

March 27, 2024 by

A week before the Trans Day of Visibility, a group of Pennsylvania legislators have introduced a package of anti-trans bills targeting students and educators. Surprise – they are Republicans. The package of bills are framed around protecting free speech as well as also defending parents and teachers. ‘Parents rights’ transcend the rights of students. They […]

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Pittsburgh Public School GSA Students Stand With Nonbinary Teen Nex Benedict, Call on District Leadership To Do The Same

March 15, 2024 by

Please read this statement crafted by students. Of particular importance are the Calls To Action for Pittsburgh Public School administrators. These kids understand better what Nex Benedict endured than most adults ~ Sue As Genders & Sexualities Alliances (GSA) and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (GSSU) in Pittsburgh Public Schools), we are fortunate to be […]

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South Side School District in Beaver County Threaten Welfare and Safety of Trans Students With New Policies

February 24, 2024 by

In 2022, information surfaced from South Side School District in Beaver County, Pennsylvania that they were considering trans-affirming policies. This after a teacher refused to comply and was suspended. Parents were outraged so the School Board reinstated the teacher AND stepped away from what they now termed ‘guidelines.’ They would then consult with the Pennsylvania […]

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Protections for Trans Students in Pine-Richland School District Under Fire in New Federal Lawsuit by Trump-Affiliated Right Wing Group

January 21, 2024 by

Transgender children in a Western Pennsylvania school district face new challenges after a DC based law firm filed in a complaint Friday with the U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania. These attorneys are with America First Legal. This group, founded by Trump senior advisor Stephen Miller, is the same group that paid for spewing anti-trans […]

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How this Delaware County School District is Affirming the Privacy of Transgender Students through New Policies

November 8, 2023 by
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We recently learned that Penn-Delco School District leaders are working on a draft of a policy addressing nondiscrimination needs of the students. This includes transgender students. Penn-Delco is a suburban public school school district in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Some transgender students are not openly so at home for reasons such as safety concerns or lack […]

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Eastern Pennsylvania School District Adopts Anti-Trans Student Policies

November 6, 2023 by
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A Pennsylvania school district recently passed a policy requiring students to use restrooms based on their assigned gender. Perkiomen Valley School District is located in central Montgomery County. It serves the boroughs of Collegeville, Trappe, and Schwenksville, and the townships of Lower Frederick, Perkiomen, and Skippack, in Pennsylvania.The district headquarters are in Perkiomen Township. Now, the Perkiomen Valley School Board initially struck down the sex-based […]