HARRISBURG, Pa. — While lawsuits challenging Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage make their way through state and federal courts, a state lawmaker says he plans legislation to grant same-sex couples the right to divorce.
Rep. Mike Schlossberg of Lehigh County said this week he will introduce a divorce-equality bill within the next few weeks, reports the Philadelphia Gay News.
The measure would allow same-sex couples living in Pennsylvania who are legally married in another state to get divorced or have their marriage annulled without having to leave the state or establish residency elsewhere.
Schlossberg hopes to gain 20-25 co-sponsors when he introduces the bill, but doubts the measure will make it out of committee and onto the House floor.
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