A Vote in DC’s African American Community to End Discrimination in Marriage

May 17, 2009

Washington Post
May 17, 2009
The District's debate on marriage for gays continued yesterday in the basement of a library in Ward 8, the predominantly African American community that council member Marion Barry invoked in justifying his recent vote against a bill to recognize marriages of gay couples performed outside of the city. And yesterday, gay rights advocates declared victory in a key battle to set the tone in the fight for marriage equality when the Ward 8 Democrats voted 21 to 11 to support the legalization of marriage for gay couples, in preparation for legislation expected to be introduced in the D.C. Council this year. [link]