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Man held in threatening Seattle’s openly gay mayor, socialist council member
SEATTLE — A 32-year-old man accused of threatening Seattle’s openly gay mayor and a socialist City Council member in Facebook postings was ordered held in jail Friday on $600,000 bail.
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Ed Murray to become Seattle’s first openly gay mayor
SEATTLE — The leader of Washington state’s effort to legalize same-sex marriage is poised to become the next mayor of Seattle.
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Victory Fund announces ‘Ten Races to Watch’ featuring LGBT candidates
The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund has announced its annual “Races to Watch” list featuring openly LGBT candidates, naming 10 candidates involved in groundbreaking runs for political office this year. Victory has endorsed a total of 85 out candidates for 2013, an all-time high for an odd numbered year.
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Gay lawmaker who led marriage equality effort leads in Seattle mayoral primary
SEATTLE — A state senator who drove efforts to make gay marriage legal in Washington state led early returns in Seattle’s mayoral primary, while incumbent Mike McGinn looked as if he’d avoid being the second consecutive mayor ousted before the general election.
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Gay man chosen to lead Washington state Senate
OLYMPIA, Wash. — State Sen. Ed Murray (D-Seattle) will become just the second openly LGBT person to lead a state senate chamber after his Democratic colleagues on Tuesday night chose him as majority leader of the Washington State Senate.
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Gov. Chris Gregoire signs Washington state marriage equality bill
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Governor Chris Gregoire on Monday signed into law the measure passed last week by the state legislature that legalizes same-sex marriage, making Washington state the seventh in the nation to allow same-sex couples to marry.