Washington, Too, Joins States Divided Over Rights for Gay Couples
The New York Times – 09/12/2009, 16:06 pm
SAN FRANCISCO — Come November, Washington State voters will be the latest electorate to grapple with how much recognition to give gay couples when they take up Referendum 71, which will either affirm or reject a recently passed domestic-partnership law that affords the couples almost all the same rights as married ones.