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Same-Sex Marriage
9:00 am
Mon December 10, 2012

The Meaning Of Marriage

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Same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses in Spokane, December 6, 2012.
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Same-sex marriage is a reality in Washington state and the weddings have begun. Some of the first couples were married at City Hall on Sunday, others are making plans for the coming year. One couple joins us with their story. Are you newly wed? If you’re planning a wedding, tell us about it. If not, how has the possibility of marriage changed your relationship? Share your thoughts with us at 206.543.5869 or weekday@kuow.org.

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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Federal Policy
5:17 pm
Fri December 7, 2012

Supreme Court Rulings Could Benefit Same-Sex Couples In Washington

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Alice Goodman and Jane Martin have been together for 21 years.
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Washington’s law allowing same-sex marriage just took effect this week. And that could be not a moment too soon for same-sex couples hoping to receive marriage-related federal benefits.

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News & Analysis
10:00 am
Fri December 7, 2012

Your Take On The News

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It’s Friday — time to talk over the week’s news with Joni Balter, Eli Sanders and Knute Berger. Another week, another candidate for Seattle mayor as state Senator Ed Murray says he's in. Washington state ushered in history-making laws on gay marriage and marijuana. And in Washington, DC, Congress remained perched on the fiscal cliff. What stories caught your attention this week? Call us at 206.543.5869 or write to weekday@kuow.org.

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