On March 10, the Washington State Senate passed a bill (SB 5688) that expanded the rights and responsibilities of Washington's registered domestic partners. The vote was 30-18. This bill bestows nearly all of the rights of married couples onto the state's registered domestic partners, the vast majority of whom are same-sex couples.
Now the bill is headed to the House of Representatives. The right wing is doing the damnedest to defeat this bill by running tv spots that spout the same lies we heard in the Prop 8 campaign.
This bill should pass, but as Prop 8 has taught us, we can't take anything for granted. Please take a moment to contact your representative (you can find yours here) and sign a petition supporting this bill.
Thanks for your support!