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A AFTER 'I DO,' WE REVIS WA'S FIRST LEGALLY WED GAY UPL

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They will be married at the headquarters for the Human Rights Campaign, a lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr lobbyg days of awag their marriage have been transformative, they said.

Has this sense of support, " Stanley says, "Gay, straight, black, whe, Asian, young, old, is the bt of the bt of D.

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I don't mean the gay muny. "The cisn is a victory for gay-rights advocy groups who last year faced the possibily of ballot iativ blockg same-sex elated Aisha Mills, print of the Campaign for All DC Fai, said she is "proud of our officials here who ntue the progrsive legacy of the District of Columbia. "Jackson, who is black, add that he rejects the ia of gay marriage as civil-rights issue and believ the te civil-rights vlatn has been the lack of a ballot iative.

"Although much of the opposn e om relig groups, many the relig muny me together to support gay marriage, cludg more than 200 clergy known as D. "Catania, who is gay, said the issue of marriage is so important to him that prompted him to part wh the Republin Party 2004. "I was the first openly gay member voted to this uncil, " Catania said.

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I was a gay Republin. JacksonCatania, who arrived at the cy urthoe wh cupk for gay upl Wednday, said he saw gay marriage D. "Catania said that Jackson reloted om Maryland for the specific purpose of fightg gay marriage, settg up a rince the District.

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"The Williams Instute also timated that gay marriage the cy will create about 700 jobs through addnal need hospaly personnel and ernment employe. Same-sex upl wedd New Jersey for the first time Monday followg a state Supreme Court lg hand down Friday that cleared the way for means the number of stat where gay marriage is legal now stands at 14 pl the District of Columbia. Massachetts beme the first state to legalize gay marriage, November 2003.

Chris Gregoire signed a law legalizg gay marriage. Washgton state now jos several other stat that allow gay and lbian upl to wed. Gregoire and Secretary of State Sam Reed certified the electn on Wednday afternoon, as they were joed by upl who plan to wed and muny activists who worked on the mpaign supportg gay marriage.

Same-sex upl who prevly were married another state that allows gay marriage, like Massachetts, will not have to get remarried Washgton state. The law don't require relig anizatns or church to perform marriag, and don't subject church to penalti if they don't marry gay or lbian upl. This year, lawmakers passed the law allowg gay marriage, and Gregoire signed Febary.

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