Gay Marriage
EQUALITY TODAY: Bethlehem Woman Sues Over Inheritance Tax
A woman in Bethlehem, Pa. pulled an Edie Windsor this week when she sued state tax authorities over an inheritance tax bill she received after her […]
EQUALITY TODAY: ACLU Takes Action to Expedite PA Marriage Equality Ruling
Why Marriage Matters PA reports that the ACLU of Pennsylvania has just filed a motion for summary judgement in major PA marriage equality case Whitewood […]
Nearly 3,000 Gay Marriages in Jersey, So Far
The Star-Ledger reports: “A total of 2,955 gay couples were married in New Jersey from Oct. 21, when same-sex weddings began under the orders of […]
EQUALITY TODAY: Dept. of Justice Stays Out of Marriage Fight, Major PA Group Backs ENDA, and More
We’re keeping you on your gay-game with this daily rundown of stories pertaining to Pennsylvania’s ongoing fight for equality. MARRIAGE RECOGNITION: Dept. of Justice Stays […]
MONDAY KICKSTARTER: A Play-by-Play of Michigan’s Whirlwind Marriage Equality Weekend
One of the first gay marriages took place in Muskegon Co. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN MICHIGAN Federal judge strikes down Michigan ban on same-sex marriage! […]
Poll: Buncha Gulldarned Hippies Have Taken Over PA
The newest Quinnipac Poll is out, and there’s good news for all you socialist America haters—a majority of Pennsylvanians supports both medical marijuana and same-sex […]
Does PA Have an Anti-Gay “Religious Freedom” Law?
A lot has been made of bills in Kansas and Arizona that would give Christian business owners and employees the right to refuse service to […]
Support for Gay Marriage On the Rise in Pennsylvania
Despite yesterday’s bummer (albeit expected) news that a South Philly gay couple was denied a marriage license at City Hall, there’s still reason to be […]
Support for Gay Marriage Grows in PA
CBS Philly reports that the momentum for gay marriage is building in Pennsylvania:
Gay Couple Denied Marriage License at City Hall
On Thursday I reported that a group of same-sex couples were going to protest Pennsylvania’s gay marriage ban by strolling into City Hall to request […]
Gay Couples Denied Marriage Licenses in Philadelphia [Updated]
Update: Though city officials said they were sympathetic, the request was denied. The AP reports:
Kansas Proves I Was Wrong About Gay Marriage
I was wrong. A couple of months ago I wrote in this space that I had two, seemingly conflicting beliefs: That gays ought to be […]
Philly Same-Sex Couples to Request Marriage Licenses at City Hall on Valentine’s Day [UPDATE]
UPDATE [2/15/2014, 2:05 p.m.): Just got this email update from Bill Sullivan: “We rescheduled the event for Tue., Feb. 18, at 10 a.m. We’re going to room […]
MONDAY KICKSTARTER: College Football Star Michael Sam Comes Out, Could Be NFL’s First Out Player
I trolled the web for LGBT headlines all weekend so you wouldn’t have to. Here’s what I came up with: PROGRESS REPORT College football star […]
Virginia AG Won’t Defend State’s Gay Marriage Ban
Will Virginia be the first Southern state to legalize same-sex marriage? Big news coming out of Old Dominion suggests it just may be. The Week […]