D.C. law honoring marriages of same-sex couples takes effect

Washington Blade
July 7, 2009
Marriages of same-sex couples performed in other states and countries became legal in the District of Columbia at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, when Congress completed its 30 legislative day review of a marriage law passed by the D.C. City Council in May. “I think there’s tremendous significance and opportunity in Americans seeing legally married gay couples treated with respect in our nation’s capital,” said Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom To Marry, a national same-sex marriage advocacy group. [Link]