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We are a statewide 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that advocates for the LGBTQIA+ community in Pennsylvania. Check out the PEP Radio page too.
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President Trump to address the US at 10 PM EDT.

If you are attending an outdoor Pride event on Sunday, be prepared for excessive heat, stay hydrated, and do not stay in direct sunlight for too long.

Yes, the 988-suicide lifeline is vanishing thanks to the Trumpanzee regime. No, there is no Canadian replacement for it. We should be blaring sirens as these changes are going to lead to a lot of deaths in the very near future.

Frankly, we have seen almost as many hateful comments here on Bluesky as we have on Twitter before we jettisoned in January 2023, and on Facebook given its right-wing slant.

The Pennsylvania Equality Project unequivocally opposes the US Supreme Court ruling in L.W. v. Skrmetti. We dissent.

If you live in northwest PA, the forgotten part of the United States that might as well belong to Canada, we are under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch. A WARNING has been issued for Crawford County. Unfortunately, the character count on Bluesky does not allow us to share the entire message which include

What's the point in sharing information here if people are listening as much as they claim to be on Facebook? Way too many louder voices here to keep up with.

Our hearts are heavy with this US Supreme Court loss. The ongoing assault on the transgender community will not end with the Skrmetti case. However, it should strengthen our resolve to fight for one another's rights and protect all LGBTQ+ and other marginalized communities.

The Trump administration is using grant funding from the Department of Energy to schools to force some schools to stop allowing trans girls and women from competing in athletics that align with their gender identity. It is also impacting cis girls and women.

In other crazy, mixed-up nonsensical news, the US Department of Energy is now concerned about transgender athletes playing on sports teams matching their gender identity, and it does not want public comment on a new proposed rule blocking Dept. of Energy funds for schools who violate the rule.

Just heard a PSA for Autism Speaks about a lack of babbling being a sign of autism in children between six months and one year old. Turns out, excessive babbling can be a sign of Alzheimer's or dementia in US presidents who just turned 79.

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

New York city comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was just arrested by masked ICE thugs at 26 Federal plaza for asking to see a warrant when they were detaining an immigrant appearing at their court hearing.

President Trump announced that the US knows where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding and doesn't want him killed "for now." He also said the US's patience is "wearing thin."

We have concluded our Housing Survey and opened a new discrimination survey. If you have lived in or been to Pennsylvania within the past 12 months, you are eligible to participate in this survey regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other status.

President Donald Trump is urging civilians to evacuate the Iranian capital city of Tehran amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes. The President spoke during the G-7 summit in Canada.

Iran’s government has not offered overall casualty figures. PEP Radio has an unnamed contact on the ground in Tehran who claims that over 1,000 Iranians have been killed in the most recent airstrikes within the past hour, most of whom were civilians.

We cover this story on PEP Radio today.

While Donald Trump, the Felon-in-Chief, celebrated either his or the Army's 250th birthday, or both, young children were the targest of tear gas thanks to LAPD.

Breaking News from Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Culpeper VA, and Austin TX. Protests across the country against Kings has spread like wildfire.

Breaking News about a variety of topics related to parades in Washington, Donald Trump's and the Army's 250th birthday, and Chef Robert Irvine, or some such thing. Plus, protesters from Mississippi thank police for blocking off streets for march around the capitol for No Kings protest.

From the PEP Radio Newsroom, we have breaking news, … Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced that a state lawmaker and her husband were killed in politically targeted shooting.