Washington, D.C. to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages from Across the 50 States

by Michael Jones · 2009-04-07 10:34:00 UTC
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Wow, this train ain't slowing down.  On the heels of Vermont's historic passage today of the first-in-the-nation marriage equality law, city councilors in Washington, D.C. have voted to recognize same-sex marriages conducted in states where same-sex marriage is legal.  That means that residents of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa and Vermont can now have their marriages recognized in the national capital.

Even cooler?  The Council voted for this measure unanimously, 12-0.

As openly gay council member Jim Graham told the Washington Post: "It's high time we send a clear, unequivocal message to those persons of the same sex and married in another jurisdiction that their marriage is valid in D.C."

OMG, the anti-LGBT wingnutosphere must think this week is showing signs that the apocalypse is nigh.  First Iowa, then Vermont, now Washington, D.C.  (Although we should point out that D.C.'s vote today does not legalize same-sex marriage in the District.  It only allows the District to recognize same-sex marriages from the four states where it's legal.  Still, it sets the stage for later this year, when the District is likely to take up a bill to recognize full-on marriage equality.)

What a week, folks.  What a week.

Michael Jones is a Change.org Editor. He has worked in the field of human rights communications for a decade, most recently for Harvard Law School.
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