Our celebration of Pride starts with a woman making LGBTQ history, the pathways to parenthood for same-sex families and attacks on the community and what's being done.
Rue Landau is poised to become the first openly LGBTQ+ member of the Philadelphia City Council.But before she secured one of five nominations for city council's at-large seats, Landau was already making history."It was May 20, 2014," Landau said. "That's when it became legal in Pennsylvania before it became legal in the country."Her most recent historic moment came on primary election night.
In November, she will likely join a handful of other openly gay elected officials in the state amid a growing culture war against the LGBTQ+ community sweeping across the country. "I might be the first at the table, but I absolutely should not be the last. I can't wait to help uplift others, but also someday pass the baton."Pathways to Parenthood in the LGBTQIA + Community
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