BREAKING: [Washington Governor Christine] Gregoire proposes legislation to legalize gay marriage

bencrowther:

Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday said she’ll put forward legislation to legalize marriage for gay and lesbian couples.

The proposal will be introduced during the legislative session that starts Monday. If it’s approved, Washington would become the seventh state to legalize gay marriage.

“It’s time, it’s the right thing to do, and I will introduce a bill to do it,” Gregoire said in a statement.

“Our gay and lesbian families face the same hurdles as heterosexual families — making ends meet, choosing what school to send their kids to, finding someone to grow old with, standing in front of friends and family and making a lifetime commitment,” Gregoire said. “For all couples, a state marriage license is very important. It gives them the right to enter into a marriage contract in which their legal interests, and those of their children if any, are protected by well-established civil law.”

Currently, gay marriage is legal in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Iowa and the District of Columbia, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Gregoire has supported giving gay and lesbian partners the same rights that married couples have today, but has never endorsed same-sex marriage publicly.

Source: bencrowther

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    I really do hope I end up moving there.
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    fucking love her but she can’t be governor anymore because she has already served at governor as many times as she could...
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    Let’s make it happen.
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    Pacific Northwest FTW!!
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    (Emphasis mine, because it’s one of the clearest explanations I’ve seen of the reasons I support marriage equality.)