Washington state looking to accept ‘everything but marriage’ bill for same-sex couples
“I would say the most remarkable thing about this bill is that it is unremarkable. Instead of the cultural wars that we have seen year after year, we see a Legislature that is mostly on board in moving forward on protecting all of Washington’s families.”
State Sen. Ed Murray, of Seattle Washington, one of six open-gay members of the Washington state legislature, on his co-sponsorship of a bill that will expand to domestic partnerships the rights and benefits of married couples without the use of the word “marraige.” (Associated Press)
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