Pennsylvania
Issues
- Marriage
1996 – Anti-same-sex marriage statute banned marriage for same-sex couples - Domestic Violence
Has domestic violence laws that are gender neutral and include household members and dating partners - Second-Parent Adoption
Appellate courts have ruled that the state adoption law permits second-parent adoption - Hate Crimes
Has hate crime laws that include crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Statewide LGBT Organizations
Equality Forum
http://www.equalityforum.com
Philadelphia Lesbian & Gay Task Force
http://www.plgtf.org
Equality Advocates Pennsylvania
http://www.center4civilrights.org
Bisexual
BiUnity
http://www.biunity.org
People of Color
Blacks Educating Blacks About Sexual Health Issues
http://www.bebashi.org
Colours Organization
http://www.coloursinc.org
LGBT Youth
Teen Wire
http://www.teenwire.com
Religious Organizations
American Friends Service Committee
http://www.afsc.org
HAVEN
http://www.uuclvpa.org/haven.htm
Reconstructionist Federation
http://www.jrf.org
Community Centers
Gay & Lesbian Switchboard of Harrisburg
http://www.askglsh.org
Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Pittsburgh
http://www.glccpgh.org
The Rainbow Room of Planned Parenthood
http://www.ppbucks.org/rainbowroom.shtml
William Way Community Center (Philadelphia)
http://www.waygay.org
Campus Resources
Allies Resource Center - Franklin and Marshall College
http://server1.fandm.edu/CampusLife/Organizations/LGBTA/Home.html
Bucknell University - Lesbian Gay Bisexual Concerns Office
http://www.bucknell.edu/About_Bucknell/Offices_Resources/LGBT/index.html
Carnegie Mellon University - SoHo: Resource Center for Gay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgender Concerns
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~soho
Pennsylvania State University, The - LGBTA Student Resource Center
http://www.sa.psu.edu/lgbt
University of Pennsylvania - LGBT Center at the Carriage House
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/lgbtc
West Chester University - LGBT Services
jhodes@wcupa.edu
Health and HIV/AIDS
AIDS Services in Asian Communities
http://www.asiac.org
