Same-Sex Marriage in Nation’s Capital One Step Closer

On Tuesday (December 15, 2009), the City Council of Washington, D.C. voted to authorize same-sex marriage.  The D.C. mayor, Adrain Fenty, claims that he will sign the bill.

However, Mayor Fenty’s signature is insufficient for the bill to become law.  The United States Congress must first allow 30 working days to elapse without overturning the bill. Stand4Marriage members, led by pastor Bishop Harry Jackson, are meeting with members of Congress in hopes of getting them to oppose the bill.

If the bill takes effect, same-sex marriages are likely to be permissible around mid-March 2010.

See Jessica Gresko, DC City Council votes to legalize gay marriage, Yahoo! News, Dec. 15, 2009.