Tag: discrimination

PA Senate Judiciary Committee to Vote on SB 707

The language of the bill would define marriage as between one man and one woman. Backers of the legislation believe that this will make it harder to overturn in the courts, but this really isn't the case. There are states

Writing Discrimination Into the PA Constitution

Whenever same-sex marriage is put up for a vote by the people, opponents can launch a campaign of fear mongering, lies and misinformation that is successful at scaring people to vote "No"

Discrimination and the National Equality March

I'm, going to be writing about the March, most of this week, and this is not a bad way to kick that off. I agree it is pretty easy to agree with the notion that resources could be better used

NPR Illustrates Story with Real Families

Thanks to National Public Radio for using a same-sex family to illustrate one of their stories this evening. Thornton lives with her two teenage sons and her partner, who works for the city. Because Tennessee doesn’t recognize gay couples, Thornton

PA House Bill Introduced to End LGBT Discrimination

House Bill Introduced to End LGBT Discrimination (Harrisburg, PA) – Legislation prohibiting discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression in housing, employment, and public accommodations was introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives today. Rep.