Pa. Stands Firm Against Same-Sex Marriage: ; Stalemate Continues Even As Same-Sex Couples Increase

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PHILADELPHIA - With the New York Legislature giving its blessing to same-sex marriage, Pennsylvania's gay and lesbian couples have less ground to cover when they want to pledge their troth.

But they have a very, very long way to go to be able to legally marry in their own state.

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Pa. Stands Firm Against Same-Sex Marriage: ; Stalemate Continues Even As Same-Sex Couples Increase

"The Pennsylvania Legislature will allow same-sex marriage about the same time the polar ice cap melts," predicted Ted Martin, executive director of Equality Pennsylvania, an advocacy group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Since 1996, when Pennsylvania became one of the early states to adopt a defense-of-...

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