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Lambda Legal Urges Third Circuit to Uphold Ruling Protecting LGBTQ Foster Youth and Parents

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By Lambda Legal

October 5, 2018

By seeking out a license to discriminate against same-sex couples, CSS harms the very children it purports to serve.

See Also: Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships, Youth in Out-of-Home Care, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Adopts Guidance Protecting LGBTQ People

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By Lambda Legal

August 17, 2018

The guidelines interpret sex discrimination prohibition in Pennsylvania statutes to cover sexual orientation and gender identity.

See Also: Law & Policy Project, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Are Trying to Prevent Transgender Children from Lower-Income Families from Receiving Health Care

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By Lambda Legal

October 23, 2017

Pennsylvania lawmakers this week are considering a discriminatory and harmful amendment to the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) reauthorization legislation that would deny lower-income Pennsylvania transgender youth access to any transition-related health care services, including counseling.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care, Pennsylvania
Settled: Lawsuit Forces An End To School District's Anti-Transgender Bathroom Policy

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By Lambda Legal

August 1, 2017

Lambda Legal today announced it has reached a settlement with the Pine-Richland School District, forcing the district to end a discriminatory, anti-transgender policy that prevented transgender students from using the bathroom that matches who they are.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Pennsylvania
Lambda Legal Commends Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission for Guidance Protecting LGBTQ People, Urges Adoption of Formal Rules

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By Lambda Legal

May 30, 2017

On Friday, Lambda Legal submitted comments to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission regarding proposed guidance concerning protections for LGBTQ people under Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and Pennsylvania Fair Educational Opportunities Act, and urged the Commission to adopt rules and regulations barring sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination.

See Also: Advocacy & Inclusion, Community Education, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Law & Policy Project, Transgender Rights, Pennsylvania
Federal Court Tells Pine-Richland High School to Let Transgender Students Use the Bathroom

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By Lambda Legal

February 27, 2017

A federal district court judge today ruled in favor of three Lambda Legal clients – transgender students at Pine-Richland High School – and ordered the suburban Pittsburgh school district to allow the students to use the bathroom that matches who they are.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Pennsylvania
Lambda Legal Goes to Court for Transgender Students

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By Omar Gonzalez-Pagan

December 1, 2016

Today Lambda Legal argued in federal district court that the Pine-Richland School District in suburban Pittsburgh should immediately suspend enforcement of a discriminatory policy that singles out transgender students and prevents them from using restrooms that match who they are.

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School District Argues Transgender Students Do Not Have Equal Rights

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By Lambda Legal

November 15, 2016

A suburban Pittsburgh school district asked a federal district court judge yesterday to dismiss Lambda Legal’s lawsuit on behalf of three transgender students.

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Lambda Legal Asks Court to Block Pine-Richland High School’s New Restroom Policy Targeting Transgender Students

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By Lambda Legal

October 20, 2016

Today, Lambda Legal filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction in federal court to immediately halt a discriminatory policy passed by the Pine-Richland School District in suburban Pittsburgh, which singles out transgender students and prevents them from using restrooms that match who they are.

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Transgender Students Fight for Equality and Dignity

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By Omar Gonzalez-Pagan

October 6, 2016

For years, Juliet Evancho, Elissa Ridenour, A.S. and other transgender students at Pine-Richland School District in suburban Pittsburgh, used restrooms that matched their gender identity. What disasters did this commonsense, inclusive practice cause? Absolutely none, of course.

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