New Posts For Thread: Washington Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage Billhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28906605/Washington_Governor_Signs_Same-Sex_Marriage_BillThe Washington state legislature passed a bill today legalizing gay marriage.The state Senate approved the measure last week. The House passed the bill on a 55 to 43 vote. 2 Republicans crossed the aisle to vote in favor of the bill; 3 Democrats voteWhere, like the Titanic and the myriad other threads that get "moved" here, they sit and rust from disuse. What an abhorrent 'policy'.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28906605/Washington_Governor_Signs_Same-Sex_Marriage_Bill?post_id=518747015#518747015Where, like the Titanic and the myriad other threads that get "moved" here, they sit and rust from disuse. What an abhorrent 'policy'.Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:33:16 -0500This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28906605/Washington_Governor_Signs_Same-Sex_Marriage_Bill?post_id=516687845#516687845This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:44:21 -0600Same sex marriage is clearly a much bigger problem than the economy, education, crime, health care, infrastructure, etc. Some people need to get a life.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28906605/Washington_Governor_Signs_Same-Sex_Marriage_Bill?post_id=516409533#516409533Same sex marriage is clearly a much bigger problem than the economy, education, crime, health care, infrastructure, etc. Some people need to get a life.Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:03:46 -0600Washington Governor Chris Gregoire signed the bill Monday, saying it was "a day historians will mark as a milestone for equal rights, a day when we did what was right, we did what was just, and we did what was fair."The law takes effect June 7.Howevehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28906605/Washington_Governor_Signs_Same-Sex_Marriage_Bill?post_id=516397365#516397365Washington Governor Chris Gregoire signed the bill Monday, saying it was "a day historians will mark as a milestone for equal rights, a day when we did what was right, we did what was just, and we did what was fair."The law takes effect June 7.HoweveWed, 15 Feb 2012 15:15:57 -0600Good Afternoonhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28906605/Washington_Governor_Signs_Same-Sex_Marriage_Bill?post_id=516304289#516304289Good AfternoonMon, 13 Feb 2012 12:50:52 -0600Good mornin' Maine!http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28906605/Washington_Governor_Signs_Same-Sex_Marriage_Bill?post_id=516250685#516250685Good mornin' Maine!Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:50:07 -0600Agreedhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28906605/Washington_Governor_Signs_Same-Sex_Marriage_Bill?post_id=516250635#516250635AgreedSun, 12 Feb 2012 05:48:40 -0600Four percent is the number of people who self-declare as gay when asked. Now, since being gay in our culture carries all kinds of associations, a lot of people who only have sex with members of their own sex choose not to identify as gay. This is whyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28906605/Washington_Governor_Signs_Same-Sex_Marriage_Bill?post_id=516244627#516244627Four percent is the number of people who self-declare as gay when asked. Now, since being gay in our culture carries all kinds of associations, a lot of people who only have sex with members of their own sex choose not to identify as gay. This is whySat, 11 Feb 2012 23:23:14 -0600Four percent is the number of people who self-declare as gay when asked. Now, since being gay in our culture carries all kinds of associations, a lot of people who only have sex with members of their own sex choose not to identify as gay. This is whyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28906605/Washington_Governor_Signs_Same-Sex_Marriage_Bill?post_id=516244395#516244395Four percent is the number of people who self-declare as gay when asked. Now, since being gay in our culture carries all kinds of associations, a lot of people who only have sex with members of their own sex choose not to identify as gay. This is whySat, 11 Feb 2012 23:06:47 -0600Well, that is interesting about the mail ballots. I didn't know that, and yes, I think that might make a difference. Good point.As to the percentage of the population that is gay, probably misleading since there is a continuum from gay to bi to strhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28906605/Washington_Governor_Signs_Same-Sex_Marriage_Bill?post_id=516240359#516240359Well, that is interesting about the mail ballots. I didn't know that, and yes, I think that might make a difference. Good point.As to the percentage of the population that is gay, probably misleading since there is a continuum from gay to bi to strSat, 11 Feb 2012 19:23:05 -0600