Pennsylvania Commission on LGBTQ Affairs

08/11/2026

Applications are open for the Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program until Sept 10, 2026. Find out more at: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pccd/programs-and-services/nonprofit-security-grant-fund-program or on the Linktree in our bio.

Since 2023, the Shapiro-Davis Administration has secured $35 million—including $10 million in the 2026-27 budget—to provide critical support for planning, training, equipment, and technology upgrades at places of worship, community centers, and other nonprofit institutions across the Commonwealth that primarily serve people or groups who may be targeted by hate crimes.

Based on the reported number of people who visit grant-funded facilities, it is estimated that approximately seven million people across the Commonwealth have been impacted by this funding to date.

08/10/2026

LGBTQ+ Veterans in PA can find a wealth of resources through the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
Find out more at https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dmva/pennsylvania-veterans/special-initiatives/lgbtq

08/06/2026

Check out the LGBTQ Commission August Newsletter!
You can subscribe on Substack to stay up to date.

August 3, 2026

07/31/2026

07/30/2026

Gov. Shapiro’s budget adds $11.5 million for the Building Opportunities through Out-of-School Time (BOOST) initiative to keep kids safe, supported, and engaged in afterschool and summer programming.
All kids deserve to be supported as their authentic selves and to live in safe communities.
Learn more - https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pccd

07/29/2026

Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 45 on July 20th, removing HIV from the state’s criminal code and ending HIV-specific sentencing enhancements that could increase charges for people living with HIV.

Josh Shapiro signed a Pennsylvania HIV law change ending sentencing enhancements that increased penalties for people living with HIV.

07/27/2026

To be eligible to register to vote in Pennsylvania, you must be...

✅ a U.S. citizen
✅ a PA resident for at least 30 days
✅ at least 18 years old by the next election

If you checked all these boxes, then you can register at vote.pa.gov/Register.

07/24/2026

People living with HIV are no longer criminalized in Pennsylvania!
Governor Shapiro signed a law on Monday overturning the outdated stigma that was part of PA criminal code for over 30 years.
Many thanks are due to the advocates and legislators that brought this to the Governor's desk.
Find out more about what the Department of Health is doing for people living with HIV at https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/diseases-conditions/infectious-disease/hiv