Angela D Giampolo

September 29, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Sept. 11, two gay men, ages 27 and 28, were brutally gay-bashed, allegedly by a group of young people who were dining earlier that evening at La Viola in Philadelphia.

By Angela D. Giampolo

6 minute read

July 14, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Here's a question most of us haven't pondered before: What's a dad to do if he's out and about with his baby who needs a new diaper and there's no changing table in the men's restroom? As the dynamics of the "modern family" (and no, I don't mean families with iPhones) evolve, lawmakers in California are considering two bills with similar intentions mandating businesses to grant men equal access to changing tables.

By Angela D. Giampolo

5 minute read

May 12, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The fight for marriage equality in Pennsylvania may finally be coming to an end. There are multiple same-sex marriage cases that have been filed in Pennsylvania, but the American Civil Liberties Union and Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller's Whitewood v. Wolf filed a motion for summary judgment April 21 that was not contested.

By Angela D. Giampolo

8 minute read

April 14, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The legal landscape for LGBT people today is quickly changing and hard to predict, but the trend over the last few years has been overwhelmingly positive—from the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 being ruled unconstitutional, to the growing legion of states that have come to recognize same-sex marriage either by legislation or litigation.

By Angela D. Giampolo

8 minute read

March 10, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Remember the good old days of marriage when all you had to worry about choosing was a centerpiece and whether or not to invite that annoying second cousin on your mother's side of the family?

By Angela D. Giampolo

6 minute read

February 10, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

When Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into Russian legislation a law that criminalized all conduct supporting, encouraging or positively portraying the LGBT orientation in June 2013, it sparked an international outcry that has been growing in intensity, especially leading into the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. This broad law specifically bans "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations," making it illegal to distribute information on gay rights or even suggest that homosexual relationships are equal to their heterosexual counterparts. The law was originally conceived and enacted to protect the well-being of minors, but it has been enforced through countless brutal civil rights violations that have outraged human rights activists and world leaders alike.

By Angela D. Giampolo

6 minute read

January 13, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Will 2014 be the year when opponents of progress will finally stand alone on the wrong side of history? The forecast looks cloudy, at best. But as I look back at 2013—the battles we've won and the battles we've lost—I see tremendous potential for advances in LGBT equality in the New Year.

By Angela D. Giampolo

5 minute read

November 13, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

State Rep. Brian Sims, D-Philadelphia, announced his intention to introduce legislation this term that would effectively ban all gay-reparative or conversion therapies in the state of Pennsylvania. Collectively, such therapies are known as sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE).

By Angela D. Giampolo

6 minute read

September 26, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Montgomery County Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes, who issued marriage licenses to 174 same-sex couples, is appealing an order by Commonwealth Court President Judge Dan Pellegrini to stop, citing the Pennsylvania 1996 law that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman.

By Angela D. Giampolo

6 minute read

September 22, 2011 | Legaltech News

Angela D. Giampolo first discovered Business-in-a-Box in 2009 while talking to a colleague about e-lawyering. Based on the recommendation, she downloaded the free demo to evaluate it as a contract-drafting tool to help mitigate costs. Within minutes, Giampolo was able to preview the entire collection of 1,500 documents -- impressive results, she writes.

By Angela D. Giampolo

5 minute read