DC Council Takes Step Toward Gay Marriage
By Reid Wilson
The DC city council has voted to allow same-sex marriage by a wide margin today, taking another step in what has already been a contentious process.
Eleven council members voted for legalization, while two -- Dems Marion Barry and Yvette Alexander -- voted against. The council will have to take another vote in two weeks before Mayor Adrian Fenty (D) has a chance to sign it.
DC will join CT, IA, MA, NH and VT, all of which already perform same-sex marriage. State legislatures passed the measure in CT, MA, NH and VT, while the state Supreme Court allowed marriages in IA.
DC's step is the latest development in a mixed year for gay rights advocates. Voters in ME overturned a measure that would have allowed same-sex marriage, while voters in WA passed a referendum labeled "everything but" -- giving gay couples all the rights of a marriage without conferring the label.
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