Gov.
Chris Gregoire announced that she will introduce a bill in support of same-sex marriage
during an impassioned speech Thursday.
State
involvement in the issuance of marriage licenses is something that Gregoire
believes is leading to discriminatory practices by the state.
Opponents
of same-sex marriage claim that domestic partnerships serve the same purpose as
the institution of marriage, however Gregoire believes this version of separate
but equal treatment is failing residents of the state.
For the
past seven years Gregoire was opponent of same-sex marriage and was uncomfortable
with the position she took on the issue publicly.
“I feel
so much better today than I have for the last seven years” said Gregoire.
“We have to celebrate when people's positions evolve on
marriage equality. Her journey was very much like so many other people's journey,
but she's taken it publicly” said director of marriage equality for Equal
Rights Washington Josh Friedes.
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