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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 06 December 2012
Tags: rob mckenna, marilyn mckenna, marriage equality, attorney general, washington state, referendum 74

As gay and lesbian Washingtonians celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage by getting hitched, one powerful heterosexual married couple in the state seems to be in disagreement.

Washington state's Attorney General Rob McKenna and his wife, Marilyn, are having a pretty public difference of opinion on the issue of marriage equlaity and we're, admittedly, pretty excited about it!

Find out where they each stand on the issue after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 23 November 2012
Tags: boeing, referendum 74, same-sex marriage, pension benefits

Wow. Boeing may need to do some damage control now that it appears that they may be actively discriminating against their same-sex married employees.  

In the wake of Washington State's passage of Referendum 74, which legalized same-sex marriage in the state, Boeing has been asked by union reps to extend equal pension benefits to same-sex spouses. 

According to union rep, Ray Goforth, Boeing has refused citing the federal government's non-recognition of same-sex marriage. 

More after the jump. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 07 November 2012
Tags: washington united for marriage, human rights campaign, marriage equality, washington state, referendum 74, approval, zach silk, chad griffin, same-sex marriage

It looks like our side is calling it!

Washington United for Marriage has officially claimed victory on Referendum 74!

With the referendum's approval, Washington state voters have affirmed marriage equality, officially giving us a clean sweep in all of this election's same-sex marriage races! 

More after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 25 October 2012
Tags: president obama, officially, endorses, washington, marriage equality, same sex, gay, lgbt, referendum 74, paul bell, 2012 elections

President Obama has endorsed Referendum 74, the measure before voters to solidify marriage equality as the law of the land in Washington State. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Tags: bill gates, melinda, donate, give, $500, 000, dollars, half, million, washington, marriage equality, referendum 74, same sex, gay, 2012 elections, united for

The effort to make marriage equality the law of the land in Washington state just received a huge push to the tune of half a million dollars from Bill & Melinda Gates. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 11 October 2012
Tags: nordstrom, marriage equality, washington, memo, referendum 74, pro-lgbt

Oh sure, give us another reason to shop! 

Nordstrom just shot straight to the top of our list of retailers now that they've officially come out in support of marriage equality!

The Washington state based company has publically backed Referendum 74 in Washington, which will give same-sex couples the freedom to marry. 

Check out their company wide memo, which was emailed to employees today after the jump!

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 02 October 2012
Tags: macklemore, ryan lewis, same love, marriage equality, hip hop, referendum 74, washington state

We brought you Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's pro-gay hip-hop track, "Same Love" back in July, and today they've released the video for the song.

It's too good not to share.

Watch after the jump!

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 21 September 2012
Tags: bishop peter sartain, washington, homophobes, bigots, new video, harm society, gay, marriage equality, same sex, dbags, christianity, religion, referendum 74

New comments from Peter Sartain—the notorious anti-gay bishop of Washington—remind us to pour some of our third morningtime mimosa out on the sidewalk in memory of the lost civilizations of the Netherlands, Canada, Spain, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, South Africa, Iceland and Argentina, who all crumbled "beyond repair' after extending civil marrige rights to all couples. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 21 August 2012
Tags: t mobile, washington, marriage equality, referendum 74, donates, supports, same sex, gay

T-Mobile has joined the growing list of Washington-based companies to support Referendum 74, which seeks to affirm the marriage equality law passed earlier this year in the state. Details follow. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 27 July 2012
Tags: amazon, founder, steve ballmer, mackenzie, donate, 2.5, million, marriage equality, same sex, gay, washington, referendum 74, united for marriage

The list of places anti-gay bigots can shop at continues to shrink as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife donate $2.5 million dollars to support marriage equality. Details follow. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 03 July 2012
Tags: washington, state, referendum 74, I-1192, fails, second, anti-gay, proposal, signatures, enough, ballot, november, homophobia, marriage equality, same sex

The dastard attempt by homophobic activists in Washington state to put two confusing anti-gay proposals before voters has failed. Details follow.

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