Ruth Darlington
animal-rights advocate | Gayborhood
"Get a hate-crimes law passed. The law won’t stop all the violence. It’s not the end-all and be-all, but it’s an important first step. A hate-crimes law will raise awareness that there’s a problem. That [awareness] builds momentum and adds strength to the movement to stop the violence."
Nick Pilla
student | Washington Square West
"Push for a statewide LGBT civil-rights bill. I have a gay brother. He’s gay and proud. I don’t see why he shouldn’t have the same rights that I have. Wolf should talk to state legislators to drum up support. He’d just be doing his job."
Tabb Sullivan
research scientist | Upper Darby
"Increased funding for education. Education is an LGBT issue. The more educated people are, the more socially aware they are. The amount of funding that Corbett slashed was terrible, but I’m optimistic that Wolf will restore some of the funding."
Christopher Westlund
operations director | South Philadelphia
"Create a mechanism to promote healing in the community. A lot of damage was done by the prior [Corbett] administra-tion. Wolf has a lot of healing to do. He can start by creating an LGBT website and a liaison that will hear our needs. I consider myself a member of the LGBT community as a straight ally."
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