This Pittsburgh Group Distributed 2000 ‘Protect Trans Kids’ Yard Signs, Needs Donations to Continue — Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

A local effort to distribute ‘Protect Trans Kids’ signs and stickers has reached a milestone, but needs community help to continue their work. The project has produced and distributed 2000 yard signs, most in the Pittsburgh region, since June 2022. Pittsburgh LGBTQ Charities (PLC) has spearheaded this project.

They recently decided to send the remaining inventory of 52 signs to the Shenango Valley LGBTQ Alliance in response to a recent tragedy in Mercer County.

While they still have stickers for distribution, PLC has closed the form to new requests while determining next steps. The organization has exhausted existing funding to produce the signs.

“It wasn’t a hard decision to send the signs to Mercer County,” says Sue Kerr. “But now we are faced with the reality that our supplies have been depleted. What does that mean for those who count on those signs planted around the region?”

The project has been funded entirely by donations. Organizers have been able to organize distribution spots in Beaver, Butler, Indiana, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties. PLC sent a carton of signs to Equality Florida as a gesture of solidarity when anti-trans…