[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/marriage-equality-bill-introduced-in-washington-state\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/marriage-equality-bill-introduced-in-washington-state\/","headline":"Marriage Equality Bill Introduced in Washington State","name":"Marriage Equality Bill Introduced in Washington State","description":"By Katherine Dean Lawmakers in Washington State introduced legislation on Monday that would legally recognize same-sex marriage, according to The Columbian. Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle...","datePublished":"2011-02-16","dateModified":"2021-06-21","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/headlines-marriage-equality-washington-state-flag.gif","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/headlines-marriage-equality-washington-state-flag.gif","height":256,"width":384},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/marriage-equality-bill-introduced-in-washington-state\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":131,"articleBody":" By Katherine Dean   Lawmakers in Washington State introduced legislation on Monday that would legally recognize same-sex marriage, according to The Columbian.  Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle and Rep. Jim Moeller, D-Vancouver chose Valentine\u2019s Day to introduce Senate Bill 5793 and House Bill 1963, which aim to give gays and lesbians access to the one marital right they are currently denied: the right to legally define their relationships using the word \u201cmarriage.\u201d  \u201cGay and lesbian families in Washington now enjoy the same state spousal rights that their married straight friends enjoy\u2014except for the name \u2018marriage,\u2019\u201d Murray told The Columbian, referring to Washington State\u2019s 2009 \u201ceverything but marriage\u201d legislation, which gave registered same-sex couples all the state-level rights and benefits of marriage, but left the state\u2019s statutory ban on gay marriage intact.  "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Marriage Equality Bill Introduced in Washington State","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/marriage-equality-bill-introduced-in-washington-state\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]