Pennsylvania gay marriage ban struck down

On Tuesday a federal judge struck down Pennsylvania's same-sex marriage ban, ruling it unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge John Jones III said in his decision, "The issue we resolve today is a divisive one. Some of our citizens are made deeply uncomfortable by the notion of same-sex marriage," reports NBC News. "However, that same-sex marriage causes discomfort in some does not make its prohibition constitutional."

Whether the state will appeal is up in the air as Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, a Democrat, said back in July 2013 that she would not defend the law. The state's highest counsel viewed the gay marriage ban as "wholly unconstitutional."

Republican Gov. Tom Corbett took up the mantle originally to defend the state statute.

The decision comes just a day after U.S. District Judge Michael McShane ruled the same way in Oregon. While there's a chance Pennsylvania could appeal, this state definitely won't be appealing the decision and was prepared to immediately begin issuing marriage licenses in Multnomah County, which Portland is in, after the ruling came down.