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Contents:
- REF. 74, ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE MEASURE, QUALIFI FOR BALLOT
- WASHGTON APPROV GAY MARRIAGE IN REFERENDUM 74 VOTE (UPDATE)
- GAY UPL PUT HEARTS TO REF. 74 MPAIGN
- PASSAGE OF REF 74 ULD THREATEN NSTUTNAL RIGHTS OF CHRISTIANS, OTHERS OPPOSED TO GAY MARRIAGE
- RSIA'S HIGHT RELIG AUTHORY JT COMPARED GAY MARRIAGE TO NAZI GERMANY
- MOVG TO GAY IDAHO? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON.
- GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
- GAY MOSW · CY GUI
REF. 74, ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE MEASURE, QUALIFI FOR BALLOT
RACHEL LA CORTE The Associated Prs OLYMPIA — Washgton state has approved gay marriage, jog Mae and Maryland as the first stat to pass same-sex * ref 74 gay marriage *
Associated Prs, "Ballot challenge certa for WA gay marriage bill, " Febary 2, 2012. Associated Prs, "Hoe panel OKs bill to legalize gay marriage; Senate vote soon, " January 30, 2012.
↑, "Referendum on Washgton gay marriage law is R-74, " Febary 14, 2012. ↑, "Gay marriage bill clears Washgton Senate panel, " January 27, 2012.
WASHGTON APPROV GAY MARRIAGE IN REFERENDUM 74 VOTE (UPDATE)
The Associated Prs OLYMPIA -- A referendum on gay marriage Washgton state has qualified for the ballot. The secretary of state’s office announced Tuday that Referendum 74 passed the... * ref 74 gay marriage *
↑ The Seattle Tim, "Historic Senate vote clears way for gay marriage state, " Febary 1, 2012. ↑, "A bill to legalize gay marriage Washgton state won fal legislative approval, " Febary 8, 2012. ↑ The Olympian, "Judge e gay marriage referendum for signatur, " March 13, 2012.
GAY UPL PUT HEARTS TO REF. 74 MPAIGN
Washgton State Approv Gay Marriage (UPDATE) * ref 74 gay marriage *
↑ The New Amerin, "Washgton state Governor puts "gay" marriage on fast track, " January 9, 2012. ↑ Herald Net, "Gay marriage opponents not aaid to gather signatur, " March 25, 2012.
↑ Columbian, "Uphold legalized gay marriage: Y, " September 16, 2012.
↑ Walla-Walla Unn Bullet, "Voters should affirm gay marriage law, " October 21, 2012.
PASSAGE OF REF 74 ULD THREATEN NSTUTNAL RIGHTS OF CHRISTIANS, OTHERS OPPOSED TO GAY MARRIAGE
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↑ Herald, "Gay marriage opponents closer to qualifyg R-74, " May 9, 2012. ↑ Seattle Tim, "Backers say anti-gay-marriage referendum closer to qualifyg for ballot, " May 30, 2012. ↑ The Associated Prs, "Opponents block Washgton state gay marriage, " June 6, 2012.
↑ The Olympian, "R-74’s 232, 000 signatur put gay-marriage on hold, " June 6, 2012.
OLYMPIA — Washgton state has approved gay marriage, jog Mae and Maryland as the first stat to pass same-sex marriage by popular vote. Maryland and Mae approved gay marriage Tuday night, while Mnota voters rejected a proposed nstutnal amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Six other stat — New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachetts, New Hampshire, Vermont — and the District of Columbia already allowed gay marriage.
RSIA'S HIGHT RELIG AUTHORY JT COMPARED GAY MARRIAGE TO NAZI GERMANY
The Aug. 22 ont page Columbian story, "Backers of gay marriage on watch," predicted a more visible mpaign for Referendum 74. * ref 74 gay marriage *
Gregoire, who announced her support of gay marriage at the start of the legislative ssn January, said she was proud of the rult. “The rults show only that a ep blue state, wh a huge fancial advantage, gay marriage activists n w — barely.
6 ln was spent on the iative Washgton state, wh the bulk of g om gay marriage supporters. Opponents of gay marriage raised jt $2.
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Gay upl Washgton uld start pickg up their marriage certifit and licens om unty dor offic Dec. 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. The path to gay marriage Washgton state began several years ago.
But earlier that year, a gay civil rights measure passed after the ia had failed for nearly 30 years, signalg a change of mdset the Legislature.
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This year, lawmakers passed the law allowg gay marriage, and Gregoire signed Febary.
Ed Murray, a Democratic gay lawmaker om Seattle who sponsored the marriage law that passed the Legislature, said the oute “rectifi an jtice that was done to gay and lbian upl” when the state Legislature passed the Defense of Marriage Act banng gay marriage the state. At the time, he was the state Legislature’s lone gay lawmaker.
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OLYMPIA — A referendum on gay marriage Washgton state has qualified for the ballot. Gay marriage supporters, expectg that the referendum would qualify, have been raisg money to protect the law.
Print Barack Obama recently clared his support for gay marriage. Maryland legalized gay marriage this year as well, but that state is also poised to have a public vote this fall. Washgton jos eight other stat that allow gay upl to marry.