D.C. takes positive step toward the freedom to marry

June 19, 2009

USA Today
June 19, 2009
Yolanda Young writes, "Last month, the D.C. City Council took a small step: It passed a nearly unanimous resolution to recognize same-sex marriages conducted in other states. (Councilmember Marion Barry, who has had multiple run-ins with the law, was the loan dissenter, citing moral grounds.) Perhaps this vote is the beginning of a process that will see gay couples married in Washington.

This bill is significant for two reasons. First, because Congress can weigh in on Washington's legislative affairs, it presents an opportunity to take the nation's pulse on this issue. Second, Washington is the first predominantly black city to take up such a measure. So this can help illuminate the black community's voice on this divisive issue." (Link)