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Referendum 74

    • ‘A great, joyous day:’ Marriage equality comes to Washington state
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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.

      Sunday, December 9, 2012
    • Washington state begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
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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.

      Thursday, December 6, 2012
    • Washington state makes it a sweep as voters approve same-sex marriage law
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      Washington state makes it a sweep as voters approve same-sex marriage law

      In a sweep of election night victories for marriage equality, voters in Washington state approved Referendum 74, affirming the state’s same-sex marriage law, and granting gay and lesbian couples the freedom to marry.

      Wednesday, November 7, 2012
    • Nordstrom announces its support for same-sex marriage
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      Nordstrom announces its support for same-sex marriage

      In an email to it 56,000 employees, Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom on Thursday announced its support for marriage equality, and the Washington state ballot initiative, Referendum 74, that would legalize same-sex marriage.

      Thursday, October 11, 2012
    • Catholic bishop: Same-sex marriage ‘endangers religious liberty’
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      Catholic bishop: Same-sex marriage ‘endangers religious liberty’

      YAKIMA, Wash. — Same-sex marriage “jeopardizes freedom rather than expands it,” and “endangers our religious liberty and the right of conscience,” according to Bishop Joseph Tyson, the Catholic bishop of Yakima, Wash.

      Tuesday, October 9, 2012
    • Seattle Times endorses marriage equality; launches ‘I Do’ social media campaign
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      Seattle Times endorses marriage equality; launches ‘I Do’ social media campaign

      SEATTLE — In an unprecedented move, The Seattle Times on Monday declared its support for same-sex marriage, and launched a social media campaign aimed at gaining voter support for Referendum 74, the November ballot initiative that will allow voter to approve or reject the state’s new marriage equality law.

      Tuesday, September 18, 2012
    • Advocacy group begins airing pro-marriage equality television ads
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      Advocacy group begins airing pro-marriage equality television ads

      SEATTLE — Washington United for Marriage (WUM), the broad coalition working to defend the state’s marriage law, this week began airing its first television advertisement aimed at gaining voter support for marriage equality.

      Thursday, September 13, 2012
    • Online travel company Expedia announces support for marriage equality
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      Online travel company Expedia announces support for marriage equality

      BELLEVUE, Wash. — Online travel company Expedia.com on Tuesday announced its support for marriage equality and the efforts to approve Referendum 74 in Washington state, November ballot initiative asking voters to approve or reject the state’s new marriage equality law.

      Wednesday, September 5, 2012
    • Washington advises Catholic diocese that anti-gay marriage collection is illegal
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      Washington advises Catholic diocese that anti-gay marriage collection is illegal

      OLYMPIA, Wash. — The state of Washington has advised the Catholic diocese in Yakima, Wash., that its plans to conduct a special collection to benefit the campaign to defeat the state’s marriage equality law is illegal under the state’s campaign finance laws.

      Wednesday, August 29, 2012
    • Supporters raise $952K in June to uphold Washington’s gay marriage law
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      Supporters raise $952K in June to uphold Washington’s gay marriage law

      OLYMPIA, Wash. — Supporters of same-sex marriage in Washington state announced Monday they had raised more than $952,000 in June, bringing total contributions to more than $2 million in its campaign to uphold the state’s new marriage equality law, which is on hold pending the outcome of a November ballot measure.

      Monday, July 9, 2012
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