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July 6, 2023
Last week, as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month concluded, we were presented with a stark reminder (not that we needed it) that with the gains our community has made, full equality is a promise unfulfilled.
At the U.S. Supreme Court, a would-be website designer won the right to refuse to create wedding...
Legal News
April 21, 2023
HB 300 is a bill in the Pennsylvania legislature that would add an explicit protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill had been re-introduced for decades and has yet to receive a floor vote.
In a historic first, the Pennsylvania House of...
Legal News
April 19, 2023
Every sport has different rules for how to play, and who gets to play. But some people want to pick and choose who counts and who does not, limiting our freedoms based on our genders.
Women's sports were never on an equal playing field. One might think that a bill called the “...
Legal News
May 11, 2022
Mazzoni Center condemns Alabama's new law that only hurts trans youth by denying them medical care they need. We hope that the judge who heard from parents, doctors, and advocates earlier this week blocks this law and saves lives. As more and more anti-trans laws pop up around the country,...
Legal News
April 12, 2022
Sadly, today the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to pass HB 972, trying to keep trans women and girls from joining school teams with their peers. On Friday, the Pennsylvania Senate introduced a bill that is moving forward rapidly. These bills are racing past the problems our...
Legal News
April 9, 2022
Every sport has different rules for how to play, and who gets to play. But some want to pick and choose who counts and who does not, limiting our freedoms based on our genders. Women's sports were never on an equal playing field. One might think that a bill called "Fairness in Women...
Legal News
August 6, 2021
Mazzoni Center congratulates Thomas Ude Jr., Mazzoni Center's Director of Legal and Public Policy, was renamed co-chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association LGBTQ+ Rights Committee. The committee studies matters pertaining to the recognition and protection of the legal rights of the lesbian,...
Legal News
June 17, 2021
Today's Fulton decision is a sad loss for Philadelphians. The ruling requires the City to pay Catholic Social Services even though the agency discriminates against LGBTQ couples. Every LGBTQ adult, coupled or not, carries scars from childhood bias. The foster care system tries to help...
