Dec 7, 2021 | Civil Rights, LGBT Law
Biden’s first year in office has been strewn with clouds of concern for our global climate crisis, vaccination descent, capitol riot investigations and calls for police and prison system reform — just to name a few. This time in our lives is unlike any other....
Oct 12, 2020 | Civil Rights, Legal Intelligencer, LGBT Law, Transgender Issues
June 1 marked the beginning of Pride Month, but it ultimately passed without the usual fanfare. While it was known globally that COVID-19 would upend Pride celebrations everywhere, what we could not foresee was the tragic and unjust murder of George Floyd and most...
Sep 28, 2020 | Civil Rights, LGBT Law, News, Transgender Issues
The fight for LGBTQ rights has been tougher than ever in 2019 and support for our community is stronger than it has ever been. Just as with any significant, important movement, there are highs as well as lows. Last year was ripe with celebrations of victory, but we...
Sep 21, 2020 | Civil Rights, Legal Intelligencer, LGBT Law, Transgender Issues
By 2020, Pennsylvania will join a growing number of pioneering states including Washington, Arkansas, Nevada, and Maine allowing driver’s license holders to choose from three gender options, male, female, and the gender-neutral option of X. For those people who...
Feb 1, 2019 | Civil Rights
When the U.S. Supreme Court found in favor of marriage equality nationwide in 2015, LGBTQ citizens and their allies rejoiced. But it did not mean full equality in the eyes of the law. There are still questions surrounding LGBTQ civil rights, particularly around...
May 6, 2018 | Civil Rights
Transgender rights are a hot topic in the news recently, from Trump’s slapdash ban on transgender soldiers in the military to the question of whether Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act includes gender identity under the umbrella of sex discrimination. In February,...
