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Pa. lawmakers introduce bill to legalize same-sex marriage
PHILADELPHIA — Two state lawmakers say they are introducing a bill that would allow same-sex couples to get married legally in Pennsylvania.
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Pa. lawmakers to introduce bipartisan bill to ban coversion therapy on minors
PHILADELPHIA — Two Pennsylvania state lawmakers announced Tuesday they will introduce a bipartisan bill in the state House of Representatives that would ban mental health providers from engaging in controversial gay-to-straight “conversion therapy” on minors.
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Gay Pa. lawmaker says he’ll introduce same-sex marriage bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A gay Pennsylvania legislator says he’ll introduce a bill to legalize same-sex marriages in his home state.
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Gay Pa. lawmaker leads efforts to gain bipartisan support for anti-bullying bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Freshman state lawmaker, Rep. Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia), the first openly gay elected member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, is leading efforts in the state House to gain bipartisan support for an anti-bullying bill known as the Pennsylvania Safe Schools (PASS) Act.
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Philly attorney becomes Pennsylvania’s first openly gay state legislator
HARRISBURG, PA — Philadelphia policy attorney and civil rights advocate Brian Sims was elected Tuesday to represent Pennsylvania’s 182nd District, and becomes the state’s first openly gay state legislator.
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Pennsylvania to get first openly gay lawmaker
Pennsylvania elected its first openly gay state legislator this week. Democrat Brian Sims won his bid to represent the 182nd District in the state House, defeating longtime incumbent Rep. Babette Josephs. Sims will not face a Republican challenger in the fall.