Pa. Rep. looks to protect transgender identities: 'Some of our most vulnerable'

Pa. Rep. looks to protect transgender identities: 'Some of our most vulnerable'

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) -- A Pennsylvania Representative announced plans to introduce a bill that would protect transgender and non-binary gender identities in the Commonwealth. The legislation, authored by Representative Dan Frankel, argues that recent attacks by politicians on gender-diverse children and their caretakers have families across the country living in fear. Frankel's bill, if passed, would ensure that parents and other guardians cannot…

Changes to gender markers on state IDs considered on Transgender Day of Visibility

House Bill 1362 would repeal current law and add new requirements for changing gender markers on state IDs.

Letter to the Editor

It is an understatement to say our state and federal governments are making the lives of transgender Americans difficult. As of March 14, the ACLU has identified 527 anti-LGBTQ bills proposed in state legislatures in 2025.  The Kansas legislature overrode Governor Kelly’s veto and banned gender affirming healthcare for minors last month. In Iowa, a law recently passed to exclude transgender people from its state’s civil rights protections. A bil…

A decree of the Archdiocese will allow the gender star in certain areas in the future. Aim of the new regulations: Do not level differences, but "overcome where they are unjust."