By BTL Staff
CNN reports that Sen. Jim Ferlo of Pittsburgh casually came out this week in Pennsylvania. Ferlo, who will be leaving the state Senate in November, was meeting with other lawmakers on Sept. 23 in Harrisburg, Penn. to discuss a major change to the state's hate crime law. Ferlo was sponsoring the bill to extend protections to those who are LGBT.
During this event, the senator then announced, "Hundreds of people know I'm gay. I just never made an official declaration. I never felt I had to wear a billboard on my forehead. But I'm gay. Get over it. I love it. It's a great life."
When asked about the remarks, the senator noted they were unplanned. "It was totally impromptu. I've never denied it. I've never felt the need to talk about it," he told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
