Sign our petition for marriage equality in Pennsylvania

Senator Daylin Leach recently introduced legislation that would make Pennsylvania the 7th state to legalize marriage equality. 

At the same time, 13 Pennsylvania State Senators, including 2 Democrats, have signed on to John Eichelberger's bill to ban marriage equality.

Both bills, the bill for equality and the bill for discrimination, are seeking more co-sponsors.  We've created a petition asking our State Senators to do two things:

1)      Ask Senators to co-sponsor The Marriage Equality Bill (SB 935), and

2)      Ask Senators to "just say no" to discrimination and bigotry by refusing to co-sponsor the bill to ban marriage equality.

Please join the movement toward full civil rights for all Pennsylvanians and sign our petition by filling out the form below:

Pennsylvania State Senator:

We, the undersigned, urge you to co-sponsor Senate Bill 935, a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania. S.B. 935 would allow our state to join ranks with our neighbors in Maine, Vermont, Iowa, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts by offering full and equal marriage rights to same-sex couples in Pennsylvania.

S.B. 935 would not require religious institutions to perform any marriage ceremonies or recognize any marriages that they do not wish to sanction.  The legislation would dissolve all of the barriers to building families that gay and lesbian couples currently face, both at the state and federal level.  

We also strongly urge you to refuse to co-sponsor Senator Eichelberger's attempt to ban marriage equality and insert discrimination into the Pennsylvania Constitution.  


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These are the current sponsors of Senate Bill 935, the Marriage Equality Bill.  Ask your Senator to join this "dynamic duo" by co-sponsoring marriage equality. 

Senator

Counties Represented

Larry Farnese (D-1)

Philadelphia

Jim Ferlo (D-38)

Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part), Armstrong (part)

Daylin Leach (D-17)

Delaware (part) and Montgomery (part)

 

These are the co-sponsors of Senator Eichelberger's bill to insert bigotry and discrimination into the Pennsylvania Constitution by banning marriage equality.   

Senator

Counties Represented

Richard Alloway (R-33)

Adams, Franklin and York (part)

Michael Brubaker (R-36)

Chester (part) and Lancaster (part)

Jake Corman (R-34)

Centre (part), Juniata, Mifflin (part), Perry and Union (part)

John Eichelberger (R-30)

Bedford, Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon and Mifflin (part)

Edwin Erickson (R-26)

Chester (part) and Delaware (part)

Michael Folmer (R-48)

Berks (part), Chester (part), Dauphin (part), Lancaster (part) and Lebanon

John Gordner (R-27)

Columbia, Dauphin (part), Luzerne (part), Montour, Northumberland and Snyder

Richard Kasunic (D-32)

Fayette, Somerset (part), Washington (part) and Westmoreland (part)

Raphael Musto (D-14)

Carbon (part), Luzerne (part) and Monroe (part)

Jeffrey Piccola (R-15)

Dauphin (part) and York (part)

Robert Robbins (R-50)

Butler (part), Crawford, Lawrence (part) and Mercer

Joseph Scarnati (R-25)

Cameron, Clearfield (part), Elk, Jefferson, Mckean, Potter, Tioga and Warren (part)

Donald White (R-41)

Armstrong (part), Butler (part), Clearfield (part), Indiana and Westmoreland (part)

Gene Yaw (R-23)

Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna (part) and Union (part)