- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Support for LGBT protections by US state
Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose laws that would protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing?"
Opposition of religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people
Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose allowing a small business owner in your state to refuse to provide products or services to gay or lesbian people, if doing so violates their religious beliefs"
Support of same-sex marriage by US state
Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"
Support of homosexuality by US state
Question: "Which statement comes closer to your own views: homosexuality should be accepted by society OR homosexuality should be discouraged by society?"
History
Homosexual activity in Pennsylvania is legal.
Since Jun 26, 2003
Same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania is legal.
Since May 20, 2014
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Pennsylvania is no censorship.
Section 7 of the Pennsylvania Consitution garuntees that
"The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man "
Right to change legal gender in Pennsylvania is legal, surgery not required.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Pennsylvania is recognized.
Since Jul 23, 2020
LGBT discrimination in Pennsylvania is illegal in some contexts.
LGBT employment discrimination in Pennsylvania is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Pennsylvania is no protections.
However, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
Same-sex adoption in Pennsylvania is legal.
Since 2002
Serving openly in military in Pennsylvania is legal.
Since Sep 20, 2011
Blood donations by MSMs in Pennsylvania is banned (3-month deferral).
Since Apr 2, 2020
Conversion therapy in Pennsylvania is banned.
Since Aug 16, 2022
While not a full on ban, it forbids providers from receiving any government funds or reimbursement for such practices and offers ways to denounce any providers who partake in it.
Until Sep 7, 2016
Equal age of consent in Pennsylvania is equal.
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