Washington Says 'Yes' To Equality!

When you have a governor who was open to discussion, open to understanding, open to seeing what's right, coupled with a legislature that, while the debate may have been contentious, wants all of Washington's citizen's to be equal, it doesn't take long for marriage equality legislation to be passed.
And now that bill allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry will soon be on the desk of Governor Gregoire, who has said she will sign. I mean, after all, she asked for it to happen.
Of course, whether any marriages will actually take place is something voters will probably be deciding this fall as those folks who are anti-equality have mounted a campaign to repeal the marriage bill with a referendum this November.

But the people of Washington were once asked to deny their gay and lesbian citizens equality by voting against the Everything But Marriage Bill, AKA Referendum 71, and they chose equality. So, fingers crossed, I'm hoping they'll do the same this time.

Way to go Washington, Governor Gregoire and Ed Murray. 

With the declaration by the courts this week that Prop H8 is unconstitutional and the passage of marriage equality in Washington, this is a great, great week.

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