And it's almost official!
Feb. 1st, 2012 10:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tiggymalvern
On February 1, the Washington State Senate voted to approve SB 6239, the marriage equality legislation, by a vote of 28-21.
Now the bill moves to Congress, where we know it has enough support to pass easily, and we also know the governor will be delighted to sign it into law. That will make Washington the seventh US state to approve same sex marriage. Yet another reason I like living here :-)
Of course, it will almost certainly then end up going to a referendum on the November ballot, but that's a whole 'nother fight entirely....
Now the bill moves to Congress, where we know it has enough support to pass easily, and we also know the governor will be delighted to sign it into law. That will make Washington the seventh US state to approve same sex marriage. Yet another reason I like living here :-)
Of course, it will almost certainly then end up going to a referendum on the November ballot, but that's a whole 'nother fight entirely....
