Gay Marriage Ruling: Twitter Reacts
Taking the temperature of Twitter as news spreads that a federal judge has struck down Pennsylvania’s ban on gay marriage:
Whitewood clients Ed and David speaking with reporters after the decision! #DecisionDayPAFollow
I just had the amazing privilege of calling a dear friend on the phone to tell her her marriage is recognized in the state she lives in.
— Claire (@vcmcguire) May 20, 2014
I am crying because I'm so happy that PA got with the fucking program, and because I'm so sad it took so long.
— Claire (@vcmcguire) May 20, 2014
For today: Pennsylvania <3 pic.twitter.com/fYmefTXzar
— Brett Banditelli (@banditelli) May 20, 2014
Has Rick Santorum's head exploded yet! He recommended the judge. #Pennsylvania #gaymarriage
— Mike Signorile (@MSignorile) May 20, 2014
E-A-G-L-E-S GAYS!!! #Philly
— Chip Chantry (@ChipChantry) May 20, 2014
Pennsylvania gay marriage ban overturned, It's like you can't even deny people basic rights you enjoy anymore without some court ruining it.
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) May 20, 2014
This makes me very happy for a lot of people who are near and dear to my hearts @phillymag http://t.co/4fVFdkyelj
— Kate Concannon (@LSIASB) May 20, 2014
"We are a better people than what these laws represent, and it is time to discard them into the ash heap of history." http://t.co/Vv7Ebo345p
— Stephanie Kish (@stephkish) May 20, 2014
Pennsylvania: "We're better than Mississippi again." :) http://t.co/pV9aBpeT7j
— Brendan Joseph (@VoiceofBrendan) May 20, 2014
"Pennsylvania gay marriage ban overturned by judge. http://t.co/8oTuazPBUr” hey if they want to be miserable like the rest of us..lol. J/k
— Mack (@M2ontheC) May 20, 2014
Waiting for Family Research Council & other anti-gay groups to assail the GWBush appointee for "judicial activism" in PA marriage ruling.
— Dick Polman (@DickPolman1) May 20, 2014
The upside of not having gay marriage everywhere yet is getting to celebrate each victory. Plus it's so emotional for people in those states
— Gabe (@widestance) May 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/gmyersPA/status/468828086797357056
Equality wins. Congrats — and thanks, to all the LGBT couples who fought tirelessly to make this happen. ; ) http://t.co/o7epPiaTZX
— Eric Michael Sales (@EricMSales) May 20, 2014
Now to ruin some traditional marriages… #DecisionDayPA
— Levi Hahn (@levihahn) May 20, 2014
I can't believe this is real. Our 11th will be @xmiax's and my first legal wedding anniversary. #DecisionDayPA
— Tracy Levesque (@LilJimmi) May 20, 2014
MANNA wholeheartedly supports the ruling on PA’s ban on same-sex marriage = UNCONSTITUTIONAL http://t.co/HEaLRBZCkM pic.twitter.com/cixu2jJJAi
— MANNA (@MANNANourishes) May 20, 2014
Not everybody was on board. Truthfully — we’re not trying to put our thumbs on the scale here — those voices were a little harder to find on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/God1stLife/status/468829071099822082
https://twitter.com/TonyMiano/status/468825250956713984
https://twitter.com/prevail21/status/468830434282196992