Pennsylvania Green Party Endorses Gay Marriage
This week, the Green Party of Pennsylvania spoke out in support of Senate Bill 935 which would make same-sex marriage legal in Pennsylvania. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Daylin Leach (D-17).
“Legalizing same-sex marriage is an important step toward achieving equality for all Pennsylvanians,” said GPPA Chair Hillary Kane. “The Green Party has always supported same-sex marriage.”
Earlier this summer, Sen. Leach debated State Senator John Eichelberger (R-30) on WHYY’s Radio Times. During the interview, Eichelberger said that society “allows” gay people to exist, and implied that this was enough. Any guarantee of rights for gays and lesbians would be “special privileges” in Eichelberger’s view. Eichelberger is sponsoring a bill to change the Pennsylvania constitution so that it specifically bans marriage equality.
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posted by Mark & Scott at
8/12/2009 08:54:00 AM
1 Comments:
It is good to hear that there are people like State Senator Daylin Leach, GPPA Chair Hillary Kane, and Skip Mendler coordinating their efforts for same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania.
My experience with the County Clerks in Pennsylvania has been pretty cold. People like John Eichelberger would be funny if not so scary. His problem would be solved if we just didn't allow gay people to exist. That's a great campaign platform.
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