Foes challenge expanded same-sex partner rights - Opponents of a measure that passed the Legislature giving same-sex couples all the rights of married people will try to overturn the new law through a citizen referendum. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]

Lawmakers pass expanded domestic partner rights - The state House on Thursday approved a measure that would give same-sex domestic partners all of the rights married people in the state get. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 12:00 AM

Legislature 2007

State Legislature passes domestic partnership measure

By Rachel La Corte
The Associated Press

OLYMPIA — The Washington state House has passed a bill that would create domestic partnerships for same-sex couples, and the measure now heads to Gov. Chris Gregoire, who is expected to sign it into law.

Last-ditch efforts to hold gay pride parade being reviewed - Seattle Center officials are studying a last-ditch proposal by organizers of the city's annual gay pride parade and festival to let them hold the event on the center's grounds - despite not having paid almost $96,000 from last year. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]

12.9% in Seattle are gay or bisexual, second only to S.F., study says - Among the 50 largest U.S. cities, Seattle is second only to San Francisco in the percentage of residents identifying themselves as gay... [The Seattle Times]

Sir Elton: Ban organised religion

Sir Elton John has said he would like to see all organised religion banned and accused it of trying to "turn hatred towards gay people".

Organised religion lacked compassion and turned people into "hateful lemmings", he told the Observer.

But the musician said he loved the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it which he had learned at Sunday school.

And he said there were many gays he knew who loved their religion.

State high court stands by gay marriage ban - OLYMPIA -- The state Supreme Court will stand by its endorsement of Washington's gay marriage ban, justices said Wednesday. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]

HRC’s Coming Out Project - The Human Rights Campaign is running a project in which you can submit photos of yourself with one of their signs that say either “Ask me” or “Talk about it,” referring to talking about being LGBT (for National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11th). They ask you to submit a photo of yourself and whomever [...] [Dave's Personal Blog]

No wedding bells for state's gay couples - Told by the state's highest court they can't marry, same-sex couples pledged to continue their fight and use Wednesday's painful loss as a way to show people across the country how important they view the right to wed. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]