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Same-Sex Marriage
7:10 pm
Sun December 9, 2012

Married At Last

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Newlyweds Danielle Yung and Robin Wyss kiss on the Grand Staircase outside City Hall.
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Danielle Yung (left) and Robin Wyss meeting with the judge before their wedding ceremony.
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Keith Bacon (left) and Corianton Hale taking their vows at City Hall.
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Family, friends and media gather in the Grand Lobby of Seattle’s City Hall to witness over 100 couples take their wedding vows.
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Two of the almost 140 newlyweds married at Seattle City Hall on Sunday.
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Well-wishers greet newly married couples as they make their way down the Grand Staircase outside of City Hall. Strangers give out flowers, toss rice and shout for the newlyweds to kiss.
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Wedding bells rang throughout Washington state Sunday as hundreds of same-sex couples said “I do.” December 9 was the first day gay couples could legally marry here, after voters upheld the state’s marriage equality law in the November election.

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Same-Sex Marriage
9:00 am
Fri December 7, 2012

Quiet Scenes As Same-Sex Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses

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Originally published on Thu December 6, 2012 5:30 pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. and KENNEWICK, Wash. – In Washington’s capital city, the county auditor was also prepared for a rush of marriage-license applicants. Instead, it felt like business as usual. Just one couple got showed up.

Deborah Dulaney and Diane McGee dressed warmly and brought an umbrella. They figured they’d be waiting out in the rain to get a wedding license on day one.

“Then we just walk right in," Diane says. "It was nice, but I’m kind of disappointed. I wanted to party.”

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Gay Marriage
8:18 am
Thu December 6, 2012

Gay Marriage Now Legal In Washington

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Teri Bednarski and Saracristina Garcia, Tacoma
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Dan Savage and Terry Miller, Seattle
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Jeaneane HIll, Seattle
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Carol Horowitz and Carol Proud, Seattle
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Amanda Beane and Anne Bryson-Beane, Seattle (plus 7 adopted children)
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Gay and lesbian couples across Washington woke up to a new reality today: Same-sex marriage is now legal in this state. Hundreds of couples lined up in downtown Seattle Wednesday night to be among the first to receive marriage licenses. The honor of “first couple” went to Jane Abbott Lightly and Pete-e Peterson, ages 77 and 85.

“I never thought this day would come, but here it is," said Peterson. After 35 years together, Lightly and Peterson plan to make it an official marriage this Sunday.

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Social
6:33 am
Tue December 4, 2012

After 8 Years, Spokane Pastor Will Perform Marriages, Gay And Straight

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Originally published on Mon December 3, 2012 3:40 pm

Reverend Todd Eklof made a vow in 2004 -- the year 11 states, including Oregon and Kentucky -- passed constitutional amendments against gay marriage. He stopped performing any marriages. But starting Dec. 9 same-sex couples can get married legally in Washington. And that day will also marks a turning point for the Spokane minister. Eklof discussed his vow with Northwest News Network's Jessica Robinson.

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