Same-sex marriage law becomes a reality in Washington D.C.
A major event in the long fight for LGBT equality occurred last week when the District of Columbia officially joined five states in allowing gay marriage. The signs that things were favorably changing became clearer in January when Supreme Court judge Judith N. Macaluso ruled that same-sex marriage opponents did not have the right to call for a referendum to determine whether such unions should be legal in the District. Read more at www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/14/AR2010011402616.html
The first marriages under this new law are planned this week following the obligatory waiting period for everyone, gay or straight, after their license is issued. See story at www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/03/AR2010030300654.html
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