Opponents of DC Gay Marriage Bill Hope Congress Intervenes

One pastor, The Rev. Maxwell Washington, said he didn’t like the ruckus but “our council gone just a little bit too far when they came up with same sex marriage and going to make it a civil rights issue.”

And they have allies on Capitol Hill, which has thirty days to review the matter before it becomes law. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she supports the measure and wants Congress to stay out of it. But conservatives lawmakers hope to force a vote on the bill.

“I think we should be allowed to express each of our opinions,” Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz said. “I happen to represent what I think is the majority opinion, which is marriage should be defined as between one man and one woman.”

Yet for some long-time activists, who own a gay bookstore in the District, the pastors and conservatives are wrong.

“”We are, as far as we’re concerned, married 100 percent for life,” said Deacon MacCubbin, owner of Lambda Rising Bookstore. “That’s the way it is. And yet, there are people that want to stand between him and I in those personal, private matters. See Opponents of DC Gay Marriage Bill Hope Congress Intervenes
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