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Gay Marriage Cases
5:00 pm
Fri December 7, 2012

Implications Unclear For Supreme Court Gay Marriage Cases

Credit Franz Jantzen / Supreme Court website
The U.S. Supreme Court will review a ban on same-sex marriage in California, as well as a federal law that prohibits gays and lesbians from receiving federal spousal benefits.
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 Supporters of same-sex marriage in the Northwest are at once celebrating and downplaying the latest news from the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court announced Friday that it would review a ban on same-sex marriage in California, as well as a federal law that prohibits gays and lesbians from receiving federal spousal benefits.

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Marriage Licenses
4:45 pm
Thu December 6, 2012

After 26 Years Together Gay Couple Pick Up Their Marriage Certificate In Eastern Washington

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Linda McGregor, left, and Diane Marsh, have been together for 26 years. They shed tears on Thursday when they were able to pick up their Washington State marriage license.
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 On the first day of legal same-sex marriage in Washington, the scene was quiet at the Benton County Annex in Kennewick in southeast Washington. Workers sat at the ready to hand out marriage licenses, but only a few people showed up. But one couple that did got their paperwork after 26 years together.

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Same-Sex Marriage Legalized
4:29 pm
Thu December 6, 2012

No Crowd As Same-Sex Couple Obtains Marriage License

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Signs at the Thurston County Courthouse directed couples
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Deborah Dulaney, left, and Diane McGee Pose after receiving their marriage license.
Credit Austin Jenkins / Northwest News Network
For Dulaney and McGee the license solidifies the commitment they made to each other at a big ceremony in 2003.
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In Washington’s capital city, the County Auditor was prepared for a rush on the day same-sex marriage became legal. Instead, it felt like business as usual.

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Same-Sex Marriages
4:46 pm
Mon December 3, 2012

After 8 Years, Spokane Pastor Will Resume Marriages, Gay And Straight

Credit Jessica Robinson / Northwest News Network
Reverend Todd Eklof, of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Spokane, will soon perform his first marriage ceremony in eight years.
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Reverend Todd Eklof made a vow in 2004, the year 11 states, including Oregon and Kentucky, passed constitutional amendments against gay marriage. He stopped performing any marriages. But starting Dec. 9 same-sex couples can get married legally in Washington. And that day will also mark a turning point for the Spokane minister. Eklof discussed his vow with Northwest News Network's Jessica Robinson.

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