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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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Seattle gay man chased, beaten by five attackers hurling anti-gay slurs
A Seattle gay man is recovering from an early morning attack on Monday in which he was chased and beaten by a group of three men and two women who began by taunting him with anti-gay slurs.
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PHOTOS: Millions flock to pride events just days after Supreme Court rulings
SAN FRANCISCO — Millions of gay rights supporters crowded parade routes in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis and other major U.S. cities to celebrate what once was unimaginable — two Supreme Court victories on same-sex marriage.
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First gay couple married in Wash. raises equality flag on Space Needle
SEATTLE — The two women who were the first same-sex couple to be granted a marriage license in Washington State were grand marshals for the annual Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday.
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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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‘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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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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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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Seattle Sounders’ Marc Burch gets fine, suspension for homophobic slur
Major League Soccer has suspended Seattle Sounders’ Marc Burch for three games after he used a homophobic slur against another player during a playoff match against the opposing Real Salt Lake team last week.
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Report: Boy Scouts’ ‘perversion files’ tracked suspected homosexuals
For years, the Boy Scouts of America has secretly kept detailed records of suspected homosexual scoutmasters and volunteers alongside suspected child molesters, in what the organization referred to as the “perversion files.”