Washington Governor announces support for gay marriage: ‘It’s time, it’s the right thing to do’

From LGBTQ Nation: http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2012/01/washington-governor-announces-support-for-gay-marriage-its-time-its-the-right-thing-to-do/

By Brody Levesque

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

OLYMPIA, Wash. — In an announcement before an audience of activists and supporters of marriage equality, Washington Governor Chris Gregoire (D), on Wednesday announced she will introduce historic legislation that if passed, would allow same-sex marriages in Washington state.

The announcement represents a change for Gregoire — while she has supported gay and lesbian partners having the the same rights that married couples have, until today Gregoire has never specifically endorsed same-sex marriage publicly.

In fact, while running for governor in 2004, she said, “I do not believe that Washington state is ready to support gay marriage.”

“It’s time, it’s the right thing to do, and I will introduce a bill to do it,” Gregoire said.

“I say that as a wife, a mother, a student of the law, and above all as a Washingtonian with a lifelong commitment to equality and freedom. Some say domestic partnerships are the same as marriage. That’s a version of the discriminatory ‘separate but equal’ argument.”

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