Will we have marriage equality nationwide by next summer?

Christopher Anderson
event planner | South Philadelphia
“Yes, I do think it’s possible. Enough people are making noise about it. I just think the Supreme Court will order it and be done with it. The people who want [marriage-equality] are very committed to the cause, especially if it affects them personally.”

 


Ada Arroyo
merchandiser | Pennsport
“I don’t want to be a naysayer. But you can’t underest-imate hate. There’s still too many people in power who are against it. I’ll be optimistic and say we’ll it by the summer of 2017. If it isn’t done by then, there should be riots in the streets.”

 


Anna Stephens
server | Chinatown
“No. That’s a little too ambitious. The media has us thinking it’s just around the corner. But I don’t think that’s true. It can’t be much longer, though. I’ll say we’ll have it within five years.”

 


Matt Stephens
server | South Philadelphia
“No. There are some stubborn states that will delay it from going national. I don’t think the Supreme Court would force them to do it by next summer. They’d be pissing off too many people. They’re not willing to do that. They’ll wait 10 years for the hard-core opponents to die out.”

 


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Tim Cwiek
Tim Cwiek has been writing for PGN since the 1970s. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from West Chester State University. In 2013, he received a Sigma Delta Chi Investigative Reporting Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for his reporting on the Nizah Morris case. Cwiek was the first reporter for an LGBT media outlet to win an award from that national organization. He's also received awards from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, the National Newspaper Association, the Keystone Press and the Pennsylvania Press Club.