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Budget. i add this to the list about i'm excited to see it's on the list. and i think that's what's so important here. talking about lgbt civil rights is not something we only do in the cities, or something we are only doing at the local level, we're having a statewide conversation about what equality means to pennsylvanians, and it means something different to this governor. right now when we poll in this state, their support for marriage equality, more than 50% support for marriage equality, and overwhelming support for nondiscrimination, this governor either chooses not to see that or doesn...

Done with education, what he's done with our budget, what he's not been able to do with our budget. i add this to the list about i'm excited to see it's on the list. and i think that's what's so important here. talking about lgbt civil rights is not something we only do in the cities, or something we are only doing at the local level, we're having a statewide conversation about what equality means to pennsylvanians, and it means something different to this governor. right now when we poll in this state, their support for marriage equality, more than 50% support for marriage equality, and overw...

Done with our budget, what he's not been able to do with our budget. i add this to the list about i'm excited to see it's on the list. and i think that's what's so important here. talking about lgbt civil rights is not something we only do in the cities, or something we are only doing at the local level, we're having a statewide conversation about what equality means to pennsylvanians, and it means something different to this governor. right now when we poll in this state, their support for marriage equality, more than 50% support for marriage equality, and overwhelming support for nondiscrimi...

Midnight there will be two more states that let gay people get married, we will still have a patchwork system in this country where rights are not dolled out equally, but then again, 13 states, that's all we had when we, the united states first became a country. can you do a lot with just 13 states. joining us now is pennsylvania state representative brian simms. representative simms asked to speak on the pennsylvania house floor about the defense of marriage act the day the supreme court shut down the law. republican lawmakers shut down simms attempt to speak on the floor that day. it's good ...

Laws. seriously, no law broken. they were arrested and charged under a law that was found to be unconstitutional by the supreme court over a decade ago. the sheriff says he will expunge the men's records and waive the fee to do so. councilmembers said they would take a look at such a proposal. but there are already laws in place to protect gay people. you mean like the 10-year-old supreme court rule something that doesn't seem like enough here. it is truly exciting as of midnight there will be two more states that let gay people get married, we will still have a patchwork system in this countr...