Tag: Marriage Equality
GetEqual Doesn’t Get It.
GetEqual just doesn't get it, if you ask me. They need to get a clue on their way to Getting Equal. It isn't that they are wrong in theory. Yes, everyone deserves to be protected from discrimination. But few with
Obama evolved! Now what?
The biggest issues facing Obama are not moderate voters in swing states who may be socially conservative. One repercussion of the devastating loses in 2010 helped the GOP redistrict to favor conservatives, and enact across the country, various legislation which
PA House drops consideration of anti-LGBT marriage amendment.
Members of the House State Government Committee for dropping consideration of HB 1434, the mean-spirited and nonsensical amendment to the constitution on marriage.
Action Alert: PA Anti-LGBT Marriage Amendment to be Voted This Week!
A vote on House Bill (HB) 1434 is scheduled for TUESDAY, MARCH 13 in the House State Government Committee. Now is the time to let your voice be heard. HB 1434, proposed by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, would not only amend
Which PA Mayors Will Sign On for Marriage Equality?
I’ve posted before about the Mayors for Marriage Equality, an effort of the Freedom to Marry organization. When this was first introduced, it appeared that the Erie PA mayor had signed on, and then, his name was no longer on
Will Ravenstahl make an announcement at the SCDC meeting?
Would that be a place for the Mayor to announce that he is signing on to the Mayors for Marriage Equality list? That would make a spash, right? This is pure speculation on my part, but what do you
William Duncan’s legal analysisis anything but.
On the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) blog, which really should be named the NOHGP (National Organization Hating Gay People), William Duncan offers what is terms “legal analysis,” but which is actually just sarcastic snarkiness. Nothing either legal or analytical
Republican Lawmakers Appeal DOMA Ruling To Ninth Circuit
[Emphasis added is mine] A group of congressional Republicans defending the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will appeal this week’s District Court ruling against the law to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier this week, District Judge
Mayor Ravenstahl’s deafening silence on same-sex marriage.
There are two extremely different impressions of the mayor within Pittsburgh's LGBTQ community: some feel he is a homophobe and has only made gestures for the community- just enough to get the support of wealthy Pittsburgh gays. Others believe he
Sinning for marriage!
The truth of the matter, is that the judges did nothing to the vote of seven million voters. The judges looked at the case to determine if the actions were aligned with the constitution or unconstitutional, and they found it
