Referendum to D.C.’s recognition of same-sex marriages rejected
Posted on June 17, 2009
Filed Under 365Gay, News
(Washington, D.C.) Gay rights activists celebrated yesterday as the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics rejected an attempted referendum on whether Washington should recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, the Chicago Tribune reports.
The board upheld the decision made by the city council last month which allows same-sex marriages performed outside D.C. to …
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