From Meadville PA-Bob Langley and John Despo exchanged vows last August in a quaint, white Episcopal church in western New York — just across the border from Pennsylvania.
The choice of location wasn’t entirely theirs.
An influence on their decision is revealed in wedding photos snapped by the Meadville couple at the border. One photo shows Langley and Despo standing in New York with a caption: “Legal.” Another shows them in Pennsylvania with the caption: “Illegal.”
New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware all recognize same-sex marriages. Pennsylvania does not.
“We are surrounded by marriage equality,” Langley said.
The contrast between Pennsylvania and the rest of the mid-Atlantic is prompting some same-sex couples to go out of state — not just to marry, but permanently — leaving behind a citizenry that remains divided on who should be allowed to marry.
More here-
http://www.meadvilletribune.com/local/x1956150999/Pa-advocates-for-gay-marriage-wonder-Is-this-the-year
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