PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: Though President Obama’s view of gay marriage has evolved, few expect his historic Wednesday announcement to move the Pennsylvania legislature to take any historic action of its own on the issue.
For years, the state Capitol has been a place where gay-rights victories are measured not by the number of bills that extend benefits to same-sex couples but by how many unfriendly bills have been stopped, if only temporarily, in their legislative tracks.
“For Pennsylvania to go from where it is now to gay marriage, it’s like going from a tricycle to the space shuttle,” said Ted Martin, executive director of Equality Pennsylvania, an advocacy organization for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. “The Pennsylvania legislature has never had a serious discussion proactively about an LGBT issue.”… (more)
