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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Chris Gregoire Pushing Marriage Equality

Chris Gregoire, the current governor of Washington, is backing legislation that is expected to be put forward in the Washington legislature that will legalize same-sex marriage.  The legislature has majority Democrat in both chambers, but some conservative Democrats are not backing the bill, so with the conservative Democrats, along with the obvious Republican homophobic opposition that nearly always surfaces when marriage equality comes up for a vote, it could be a long road to hoe.

What is hopeful about this move by governor Gregoire is that, if the legislation were to pass, it would make Washington the seventh state to legalize gay marriage, joining Iowa, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.  There seems to be significant momentum on the gay rights side, and it does not seem likely to die.  In fact, with the younger generation of voters, like myself, there are very few of us actually against gay marriage.  The future of America on marriage equality looks bright. 

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