Recent tectonic shifts in law and culture have suddenly created new social ground for same-sex couples, yet as the aftershocks dwindle on the new landscape, diverse professionals continue to face an old question: Where does diversity fit in the workplace?

On Feb. 20, this board published its most polarizing editorial in recent memory, “Attorney General Kane, DOMA and the Duty to Defend,” after weeks of spirited internal debate. The board simultaneously criticized state Attorney General Kathleen Kane for rejecting her constitutional obligation to enforce Pennsylvania’s version of the Defense of Marriage Act and suggested her courageous decision, which was motivated by her personal objections to the constitutionality and fairness of the law, would ultimately fall on the right side of history.

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