No SCOTUS Decision on Prop 8 or DOMA today; Harrisburg LGBTQ still rallies at 5pm tonight

ENOLA, Pa. - June 24, 2013 - PRLog -- Katie Somers, Capital Liaison of ME4PA and Development Chair at CRSD, has said, “I am disappointed that the courts didn’t make their opinion public this morning, but am optimistic that we will know more by the end of the week.” She continues to say, “call me a romantic but, I have to believe that the courts will recognize that all people: white, black, hispanic, gay, straight, etc. should be treated equally; after all, isn’t that the message we should instill in our children in order to break the cycle of inequality?”

Decision Day Rally

         On June 24th, Harrisburg will welcome the following guest speakers:

·         Ted Martin, Executive Director Equality PA

·         Shamaine Daniels, Esq. PA Now, Harrisburg City Council Candidate

·         George Hartwick, III, Dauphin County Commissioner

·         Lisa Pastal, Ally, mother of LGBT child

·         Scott Strait, CPGLCC Board

·         Ben Allatt, CRSD Board, Harrisburg City Council Candidate

·         Lori Rivera, Pastor MCC of the Spirit

·         Rachel Levine, MD, Equality PA Board, CRSD Board

·         Ben Dunlap, Esq. and LGBT Center of Central PA Board

·         Kelly McEntee, CRSD Board, Secretary DCDC

·         Rob Teplitz,  PA Senator 15th  District

Prior to the guest speakers, we will rally, as a group, in support of marriage equality in front of the federal courthouse, at 3rd and Walnut Streets, beginning at 5:00pm. Speakers will start around 5:30pm.

Now is the time for us: as gay and straight human beings to say, enough is enough – EQUALITY FOR ALL!

MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR PA – HLLY CHAPTER is the Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York Chapter of Marriage Equality for Pennsylvania (http://www.me4pahlly.org/). We are a statewide organization (http://www.me4pa.org/) with local chapters. Our chapter in central PA seeks to work with our state chapter and other organizations and mobilize our local LGBT community as well as our Allies, to create awareness of issues pertaining to the LGBT community, most notably: marriage equality and discrimination.

CAPITAL REGION STONEWALL DEMOCRATS are a Political Action Committee (http://www.capitalstonewall.org/), an organized group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) citizens and straight allies in Pennsylvania’s Capital Region, including Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, and nearby communities.

For more information, press only:

         Katie Somers, 215.205.5395, ksomers@me4pahlly.org

For more information on the event:
         https://www.facebook.com/events/526512157413485