Seattle P-I: Marriage ban unfair, gays argue
July 28, 2004
One woman said she and her partner are tired of sitting at the back of their
heterosexual friends' weddings and feeling like "second-class citizens."
Other gay and lesbian couples said they want the legal protections that marriage
brings, and some said they hope to get rid of what they consider a
discriminatory law.
In a packed Seattle courtroom Tuesday, attorneys for eight couples urged a King
County Superior Court judge to allow same-sex couples to marry in Washington
even though a 6-year-old law forbids it.
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heterosexual friends' weddings and feeling like "second-class citizens."
Other gay and lesbian couples said they want the legal protections that marriage
brings, and some said they hope to get rid of what they consider a
discriminatory law.
In a packed Seattle courtroom Tuesday, attorneys for eight couples urged a King
County Superior Court judge to allow same-sex couples to marry in Washington
even though a 6-year-old law forbids it.
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Seattle Times: Gay-marriage battle is about real people
July 27, 2004
I met my partner Beth in February 1977, when she applied for a position at the
job-training center where I worked. Almost overnight, we fell in love. We liked
and admired each other so much. We would stay up all night, night after night,
hungry to hear each other's stories. I felt as if my soul had found home.
Then in August of that same year, Beth pulled the car over one night as we were
driving along the interstate and read a letter asking me to marry her. I
accepted. Dime-store rings were all we could afford, but I've never been happier
than I was pledging my heart to Beth on the shoulder of the highway with my kids
asleep in the backseat. We considered ourselves married from that night on. In
time, "my kids" became "our kids," and we built a family.
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job-training center where I worked. Almost overnight, we fell in love. We liked
and admired each other so much. We would stay up all night, night after night,
hungry to hear each other's stories. I felt as if my soul had found home.
Then in August of that same year, Beth pulled the car over one night as we were
driving along the interstate and read a letter asking me to marry her. I
accepted. Dime-store rings were all we could afford, but I've never been happier
than I was pledging my heart to Beth on the shoulder of the highway with my kids
asleep in the backseat. We considered ourselves married from that night on. In
time, "my kids" became "our kids," and we built a family.
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