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Democratic governor signs law punishing HIV transmission with up to 10 years in prison
As of 2022, 35 states have outdated and discriminatory laws that criminalize HIV exposure (and predominantly punish Black people).
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Federal judge strikes down Pennsylvania ban on same-sex marriage
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage was overturned by a federal judge Tuesday in a decision that legalized the practice throughout the Northeast and sent couples racing to pick up licenses.
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Judge set to rule Tuesday on Pennsylvania’s same-sex marriage ban
PHILADELPHIA — Gay rights activists should know within hours whether Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage will be overturned.
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Quicker ruling sought in challenge to Pa. same-sex marriage ban
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gay couples and others challenging Pennsylvania’s 1996 law banning same-sex marriage asked a federal judge Monday to bypass a trial in favor of a quicker ruling in the case.
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Pa. accused of stalling in federal challenge to same-sex marriage ban
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Lawyers in a federal court challenge to Pennsylvania’s law that bans same-sex marriage on Monday accused the state’s lawyers of using delay tactics and making unreasonable and intrusive requests for information from their clients, including whether they were ever in an opposite-sex relationship.
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Pa. county officials vow to issue marriage license to any gay couple who seeks one
PHILADELPHIA — Officials in the third-largest county in Pennsylvania have agreed to issue same-sex marriage licenses, despite a state law that bans the practice.