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Judge rejects county clerk’s bid to appeal Pa. same-sex marriage ruling
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge who overturned Pennsylvania’s law banning same-sex marriage is rejecting a bid by a county official from eastern Pennsylvania to appeal it. U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III issued his decision Wednesday on the request by Schuylkill County Orphans Court Clerk Theresa Santai-Gaffney.
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Police officer investigated for forceful arrest at Pittsburgh pride event
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Pittsburgh police officer has been put on desk duty after video surfaced showing him punching a woman at the city’s LGBT pride parade and festival. Mayor Bill Peduto said Monday the officer will remain on restricted duty for a month during an internal investigation.
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Pittsburgh mayor officiates weddings for 19 same-sex couples
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto has officiated his first weddings since taking office in January, presiding over a group ceremony for 19 same-sex couples in City Council chambers. The weddings coincided with the Pittsburgh Pridefest, and some of the couples had marched in the Pride Parade before they were married on Sunday.
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County official asks judge to allow her to appeal Pa. gay marriage ruling
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A county official from eastern Pennsylvania is asking a federal judge to allow her to appeal his decision to overturn Pennsylvania’s law barring the recognition of same-sex marriage. Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration was defending the law, but declined to appeal Jones’ May 20 decision to strike it down.
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Arrest made in robbery, rape of tourist who met his attacker on Grindr
PHILADELPHIA — An arrest has been made in an April attack on a Canadian tourist who says he was held at gunpoint and raped in his hotel room by a man he met using the gay hook-up app Grindr. Police arrested 26-year-old Douglass Casey and set bail at $1 million.
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Judge says he saw no proof that same-sex marriage destroys families
The federal judge who struck down Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage said Monday he saw no proof that same-sex marriage destroys the strength of families. U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III, responding to criticism of his decision, noted that Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration did not even try to establish such a link in the case before him.
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Klingenschmitt: A demonic spirit caused judge in Pa. marriage case to ‘conspire against God’
On Monday’s “Pray In Jesus Name” program, Former Navy chaplain Gordon “Dr. Chaps” Klingenschmitt reacted to last month’s ruling striking down Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage by declaring that the judge who issued the ruling was controlled by a demonic spirit that led him to “conspire against God.”
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Pittsburgh mayor to officiate mass same-sex wedding at pride event
PITTSBURGH — The mayor of Pittsburgh has announced plans to officiate marriages for same-sex couples next month following last week’s federal court decision striking down the commonwealth’s gay marriage ban.
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Last Pa. county given green light on marriage licenses for same-sex couples
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A suburban Philadelphia county that had been legally prevented from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples can now do so.
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Report: Marriage equality could add $92 million to Pa. economy over 3 years
As same-sex couples in Pennsylvania celebrate a judge’s ruling striking down the state’s gay marriage ban, a new report finds that marriage equality could add as much as $92 million to the state’s economy.