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It is exhilerating that we could drive a mere 4 hours and get married, even if it would not be recognized in Pennsylvania. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/02/AR2010030203351.html Congratulation to our advocates, allies and resident of Washington, DC on a truly historic day. ps: today is the first day that same sex couples can apply for marriage licenses.
Well, I'll Towleroad fill you in … West Virginia delegates are considering a “drastic” parliamentary move to discharge a bill from committee that would allow debate on a measure to constitutionally ban same-sex marriage: “Bi-partisan support of the so-called marriage protection amendment includes the majority leader as well as minority leader Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha. He’s […]
Always a lift to read a suuportive letter to the editor. Not a fan of “sexual preference”, but I agree that marriage equality is about the community and region as much as it is about individual civil rights. Local leadership: the next step The leadership in our city has done so many things right over […]
Senator Daylin Leach, author of Pennsylvania's Marriage Equality legislation, will debate Senator John Eichelberger (R- Blair County), author of the so-called “Marriage Protection Amendment” this Friday on Philadelphia's WHYY at 10 AM. Recently, I introduced Senate Bill 935, a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania. S.B. 935 would allow our state to join […]
Proponents of equality: IV Bigots: III Scott Bell of Ross writes in response to a reader's complaint that the PG had not delved deeply into the religious history of marriage. Scott puts that complaint in context: Ms. Evans is correct that marriage under the umbrella of religion has a long history. She left out the […]
Cleve Jones (of Milk fame) is calling for an October 11 March on Washington for Gay Marriage. Pam's House Blend is not in favor of the idea. Bil Browning from the Bilerico Project has a list of 10 reasons why this is not a workable idea. What are your thoughts? I'm personally not driving to […]
Big night. First, how about New Hampshire? Now six states offer marriage equality to their residents. Second, the Humane Society recycling fiasco gets increasingly snarled. Matted, perhaps? Read the article and tell me if you share my outrage that the local organizations are upset MORE about their lost profits than by the toxic destruction being […]
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OK, on the one hand we have the “marriage protection” amendment that would embed discrimination in to the Pennsylvania Constitution. Been there, tried to do that. Today comes word that another Pennsylvania Senator plans to introduce a marriage equality bill. Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery, today announced plans to introduce a bill that would offer “full […]
Joseph Kowalksi of North Huntington has had a letter to the editor about LGBT equality published each year at this time. Today's letter reminds Post-Gazette readers that marriage equality in Massachusetts has wrought no harm. In fact, as we've pointed out before, it has generated a heck of a lot of revenue for the state […]
