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3/24/20
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Greetings!,
Here at the LGBT Center, we have been monitoring the evolving public health concerns about Coronavirus (COVID-19) closely, and wanted to share an update with our communities.
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3/24/20
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From CPPF –
March 12, 2020
Like many of you, we too are concerned and closely following the recent outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in our country and the suburbs of …
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3/24/20
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FROM ALDER HEALTH SERVICES –
Dear Alder Health Family,
First of all, we want you to know that we are here for you and will provide care for the community through the COVID-19 …
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3/24/20
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As concerns about COVID-19 (coronavirus) grow, the Dauphin County Library System has made the …
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3/15/20
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UPMC Pinnacle’s REACCH Program gives the region an opportunity to meet Ryan White’s mom March 25. This special evening of HIV …
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3/12/20
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Amid an unprecedented increase in hate crimes, state Reps. Dan Miller and Adam Ravenstahl, both D-Allegheny, have moved to introduce legislation that would ban the use of …
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3/12/20
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On February 5, 2020, Erie County Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing the use of conversion therapy for minors. Erie County Council encouraged other local municipalities to pass …
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By Michael Mahler
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3/12/20
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The National Center for Lesbian Rights and Lambda Legal, along with private counsel Womble Bond Dickinson, Brazil & Burke, and law professor Clifford Rosky, filed a federal …
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By Adam Polaski, Campaign for Southern Equality
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3/12/20
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In December, the European Union Parliament formally condemned Poland for trying to create “LGBTI-free” zones, with lawmakers comparing the policies to “Jew-free” …
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By Juwan J. Holmes
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3/12/20
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After a successful crowdfunding campaign, London will soon play host to the world's first-ever Muslim Pride event, set to take place on Saturday April 11.
Spearheaded by the UK's …
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By Samuel Leighton-Dore
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3/12/20
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Brigham Young University removed a ban on "homosexual behavior" from its honor code, the Mormon institution said Wednesday, in an effort to match …
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3/12/20
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There are few things more mentally stimulating or powerful than the interaction of words and images.
But if a picture is worth a thousand words, then a political cartoon is worth its weight in …
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By Jeff Falk • Artwork Courtesy of Brad Gephart & Frank Pizzoli
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3/12/20
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Nicholas Duncan, Central PA Pride Festival Vice President of Entertainment and Comics Columnist for The Central Voice, was recently recognized by UPMC Pinnacle, where he works, with their Above and …
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3/12/20
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For Temple University student Brendan Hamel, former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 campaign for the White House was a source of reassurance and a reflection.
“To know …
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By Michala Butler, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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3/12/20
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Allentown, PA — Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center joined with 113 other LGBT organizations today as signatory of a national open letter about coronavirus and the LGBT community.The …
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3/12/20
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Every LGBTQ person has a story about a time the health care system fell short of meeting their needs. I know I do. The truth is the health care system simply was not designed to serve our needs as …
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By Adrian, Executive Director, Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
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3/12/20
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PA State Rep. Rosita Youngblood, D-Phila, has announced she will retire at the conclusion of the 2019-20 legislative session.
While Youngblood focused much of her legislation on …
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2/27/20
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Feb. 22 volunteers joined the PA Poor People's Campaign to create banners, signs, patches and t-shirts for the upcoming We Must do MORE Tour coming to Pennsylvania April 25.
The tour involves 20 …
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2/27/20
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NextGen PA student volunteers met with US Senator Pat Toomey's Harrisburg staff Feb. 20 to urge him to take action on the Equality Act.
Passed by the US House a year ago, the act would provide …
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2/27/20
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