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About Me

Welcome to our Myspace page! Feel free to ADD us as a friend to stay up-to-date with exciting opportunities with Equality Advocates throughout the summer-- and as always feel free to visit our official website .Founded in 1996, Equality Advocates is the only organization in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania offering direct legal services for the LGBT community. In addition to our legal services, Equality Advocates speaks to thousands of individuals yearly through panels, forums and workshops to educate the LGBT community, our allies and the larger community about issus of importance to LGBT people. We also participate in grassroots and organizational coalitions to create systemic change and policy reform for the LGBT community.

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Equality Advocates mission is to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in Pennsylvania through direct legal services, education and policy reform.

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Committed and dedicated passionate individuals looking to make an impact on the lives of thousands LGBT people throughout Pennsylvania.

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My Blog

Events Across Pennsylvania!

There are TONS of exciting events happening in the next month to build momentum around the state to pass the non-discrimination bill. For more information about ANY of these events, just send us a mes...
Posted by Equality Advocates on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:12:00 PST

August Regional Advocacy Workshops Announced!

Wilkes Barre / Scranton Advocacy WorkshopSunday, August 12 from 1:00pm  3:00pmWilkes Barre Planned Parenthood63 N. Franklin Street, Wilkes BarreErie / NW PA Advocacy WorkshopSunday, August 26 from 1:...
Posted by Equality Advocates on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:13:00 PST

Gender Identity Discrimination in Insurance and Health Care

The American Medical Association (AMA) recently voted to add gender identity to its non-discrimination policies. The AMA's policies condemn invidious discrimination in a wide variety of...
Posted by Equality Advocates on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:35:00 PST

SEPTA TransPass Gender Markers

SEPTA requires passengers to affix a gender marker to all monthly and weekly TransPasses, allegedly to prevent sharing of TransPasses.   As trans activists have observed for years, this...
Posted by Equality Advocates on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:34:00 PST

We're Up and Running!

Hey folks! We're finally up and running on the myspace so feel free to take a look around, leave comments, and check out the photo albums! This will be a great place to keep up-to-date with the late...
Posted by Equality Advocates on Thu, 17 May 2007 08:37:00 PST

Equality Advocates Obtains Insurance Reimbursement for Sex Reassignment Surgery

After a 15 month battle with insurer Highmark Blue Shield, transgender employee Janis Stacy has been awarded close to full reimbursement for sex reassignment surgery ("SRS"). Ms. Stacy's claim was ori...
Posted by Equality Advocates on Thu, 17 May 2007 08:31:00 PST

Join us for our 2007 PRIDE RIDE!

Equality Advocates will for the first time in the organization's history attend summer pride events throughout the Commonwealth in what is being called the 2007 Summer Pride Ride.The unprecedented out...
Posted by Equality Advocates on Thu, 17 May 2007 08:30:00 PST