Last night, the Washington state House Judiciary Committee passed by a vote of 7-6 the bill to extend the freedom to marry to same-sex couples. Tomorrow, the state Senate will vote. There’s a very good chance it will pass.
If it does pass, Gov Chris Gregoire will sign it. Washington will be the seventh state (plus Washington, D.C.) where people who love each other can get married. We won’t have to settle for marridge.
But the margin of votes is narrow. If you live in Washington, please call your state Senator and urge her or him to vote Yes. If you don’t live here but have friends and/or relatives here, phone them and urge them to call their Senator. (Find yours here.)
And hopefully I’ll have good news to report tomorrow. Start dialing.
ETA: The bill won’t come to the floor of the Senate until 6 pm Wednesday. My guess? Lots of people will want to make lots of speeches, so the vote will while a while. I’m currently fairly confident of its passage–but, hey, many a slip twixt cup and lip…
Nicola Griffith 
Done. And here's a URL for finding them: https://equalityfederation.salsalabs.com/o/35037/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=752
Jennifer, thanks for that link. I've added it.
Keeping my fingers crossed in Oklahoma
Good luck to us all!
The only people I know in Washington are you and Kelley, but you have my best wishes.
Nicola, I received an e-mail from Barney Frank supporting Jay Inslee because of his support of gay marriage rights. He is running to replace Governor Gregoire. I hope this good law passes today, because otherwise your old pagan in-laws will have to scrounge up a virgin to sacrifice, and that's not as easy as it used to be. (grin)
Bluenote, isn't that the truth :)
Tom, Michael, barbara, I'm not sure what time the vote is, but when I know, you'll know.