Marriage Equality
Equality PA Touring the State for LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill
This week Equality Pennsylvania kicked off a six-week tour across the state—from Lancaster to State College to Springfield—to drum up support for house and senate bills 300, legislation […]
Theresa Santai-Gaffney Strikes Again, Filing an “En Banc” Motion With the Third Circuit Court
If at first you don’t succeed, try, and try, and try, and try, and try again. Not a bad matra to live by—unless, of course, […]
Chris Christie: The Fight Against Marriage Equality Is Not Over
Marriage equality may be a “settled issue” in his state, but that doesn’t mean New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wants to see same-sex weddings legalized across […]
Wedding Vendors Line Up for Lesbian Couple Denied Service at Inne of the Abingtons
Desiree Mark of Greenfield Township wants to get married without any fuss—but she was taken aback last week when North Abington wedding vendor Inne of […]
Complaint Filed Against Methodist Pastors Who Blessed Philadelphia Same-Sex Wedding
A complaint has been filed against 36 United Methodist pastors who gathered to bless a same-sex marriage in Philadelphia last November. Yes, last November. I’m […]
Theresa Santai-Gaffney Denied Right to Appeal PA Marriage Equality Ruling—Again
Third times a charm? I’d say three strikes and you’re out is more fitting in this case. Schuylkill County Register of Wills Theresa Santai-Gaffney—you know […]
Third Circuit Court Rejects Appeal of PA Gay Marriage Equality Ruling
It’s official: We can say goodbye to any attempt to overturn Pennsylvania’s marriage equality ruling. Today, a Third Circuit Court rejected Schuylkill County Register of […]
Methodist Church Lets Frank Schaefer Return to the Pulpit
Great news: This morning, The United Methodist Church voted to let Lebanon, Pennsylvania Pastor Frank Schaefer return to the pulpit. Schaefer was famously defrocked last winter for […]
Mayor Nutter Lends His Name to Resolution Asking Supreme Court to Legalize Gay Marriage
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is among a national coalition of mayors to put their name on a resolution that calls on federal courts — including the Supreme […]
Philly Archdiocese Among Those Marching for Traditional Marriage in D.C. Today
If you hadn’t heard, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is hosting a march for traditional marriage in Washington D.C. today, and, as Philly Mag’s Joel Mathis […]
Judge Denies Schuylkill County Register of Will’s Petition to Appeal Marriage Equality in PA
Last week I reported that Schuylkill County Register of Wills Theresa Santai-Gaffney made a move to halt same-sex marriages in Pennsylvania when she drafted a petition […]
Marriage Equality Passes on Final Fantasy 14!
The 14th installment of the popular Play Station game series Final Fantasy allows players the chance to marry same-sex partners. More on the decision to let marriage […]
WATCH: Elicia Gonzales Proposes to Her Girlfriend at Philly Pride
Facebook user Didier Garcia posted video of GALAEI Executive Director Elicia Gonzales’s epic marriage proposal at this weekend’s Philly Pride. She went the whole nine yards […]
Daryl Metcalfe Spearheads Resolution to Stop Marriage Equality in Pennsylvania
You knew he’d rear his ugly head eventually: Penn Live reports that State Representative Daryl Metcalfe, along with Senator John Eichelberger, has drafted resolutions asking Governor Tom Corbett to rethink his […]
PA Drops Bid to Collect Inheritance Tax from Lesbian Widow
At the end of April I shared a story about Barbara Baus, who was suing the state of Pennsylvania over an $11,000 inheritance tax bill she […]