Same-sex Marriage In Washington
|
Brazil: AL, BA, CE, DF, ES, MS, PB, PI, PR, RO, SC, SE, SP |
|
Brazil |
| Civil unions and registered partnerships |
||
|---|---|---|
|
||
| Performed in some jurisdictions | ||
|
| Unregistered cohabitation | ||
|---|---|---|
|
||
|
|
| See also | |
|---|---|
|
Same-sex marriage in Washington state has been legal since December 6, 2012.
On February 13, 2012, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire signed a same-sex marriage bill that had been passed by both houses of the state legislature. Voters approved the legislation in a referendum held on November 6, 2012. The law took effect on December 6. Within a couple of days, more than 600 same sex marriage licenses were issued in King County alone, and the first marriages were celebrated on December 9, 2012.
Read more about Same-sex Marriage In Washington: Initiative 957, 2012 Same-sex Marriage Bill, Public Opinion, Economic Impact, See Also
Famous quotes containing the words marriage and/or washington:
“The concerts you enjoy together
Neighbors you annoy together
Children you destroy together
That make marriage a joy”
—Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930)
“You men have proved that PT boats have some value in this war. Washington wants you back in the States to build them up. Those are my orders.”
—Frank W. Wead (1895?–1947)