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Former Seattle councilwoman who came out last year at age 66 dies of cancer
SEATTLE — A former Seattle city councilwoman who announced last summer that she was gay and said she wanted to encourage others to tell their loved ones the truth has died at age 66.
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Florist refuses gay couple’s wedding due to her ‘relationship with Jesus Christ’
RICHLAND Wash. — A flower shop in Washington state has refused to provide flowers for the wedding of a gay couple, who had been using her services for years, because or her “relationship with Jesus Christ.”
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Report: Lawmakers who support marriage equality overwhelmingly win re-election
WASHINGTON – A new report released Tuesday by Freedom to Marry and Third Way, found that state legislators who vote in favor of marriage for same-sex couples overwhelmingly win voter support when running for reelection.
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Boeing changes course on survivor benefits for same-sex spouses
CHICAGO — The aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing said Friday that it has altered its policies on providing survivor pension benefits to same-sex couples during negotiations with union representatives this week. During extensive contract negotiations last November, Boeing executives told the union negotiators that since pensions are governed by federal law, which does not recognize same-sex […]
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Wash. judge refuses to perform same-sex marriages for ‘religious reasons’
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Superior Court judge in Washington states said he refuses to officiate same-sex marriage due to his “philosophical and religious reasons.” “I do not wish to perform same-sex marriages,” said Thurston County Superior Court Judge Gary Tabor. Tabor told The Olympian that he did not intend for his choice “to be a […]
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Donors supporting marriage equality in 2012 dwarfed those who opposed It
The number of contributors who gave in support of marriage for gay and lesbian couples was thirteen times greater – about 133,000 compared to an estimated 10,500 – than those giving financial resources to oppose marriage equality, according to an analysis by the Human Rights Campaign of donors to the four states with marriage equality on the ballot this year.
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‘A great, joyous day:’ Marriage equality comes to Washington state
Washington state’s historic marriage equality law took effect Sunday, and beginning just one minute past the stroke of midnight, the first same-sex couple took their vows.
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‘Bearded Love’ — Everyday couples is what marriage equality looks like
When the first same-sex weddings in Washington state commence on Sunday, among them will be Seattle-area residents Larry Duncan and Randell Shepherd.
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Washington state begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
At just one minute after midnight Thursday, Washington state began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couple, becoming the first of three states to do so in the coming weeks after voters approved marriage equality measures on Nov. 6.
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Election results certified; gay marriage in Washington state legal at midnight
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday certified the state’s election result, and in doing so signed into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage in Washington state.