New effort to legalize gay marriage in Washington
Sunday, November 13, 2011
SEATTLE (AP) -- A new effort has begun to legalize gay marriage in Washington state.
The Seattle Times (http://bit.ly/uEWoaj ) reports gay marriage backers believe the time has come to take another step toward equal marriage rights for same-sex couples.
Two years ago, the Legislature passed the domestic partnership law nicknamed "everything but marriage."
Now gay-marriage supporters want Washington to become the seventh state to legalize marriage of gay and lesbian couples.
A coalition of dozens of gay-rights, civil-liberties, labor and religious groups say they'll pressure the Legislature to pass a marriage equality law in 2012. They are prepared to defend it from any referendum challenge.
Their effort begins Monday with a Bellevue news conference, followed by a series of suburban town halls to show support for gay marriage outside of liberal Seattle.
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Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com
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