[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/marriage-equality-nearly-reality-in-washington-state\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/marriage-equality-nearly-reality-in-washington-state\/","headline":"Marriage Equality Nearly Reality in Washington State","name":"Marriage Equality Nearly Reality in Washington State","description":"By Jason Carson Wilson A marriage equality bill is slated to land on Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire\u2019s desk this week. Unlike New Jersey, Gregoire is...","datePublished":"2012-02-06","dateModified":"2021-06-25","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\/washington-state-governor-christine-gregoire.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/washington-state-governor-christine-gregoire.jpg","height":600,"width":400},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/marriage-equality-nearly-reality-in-washington-state\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":146,"articleBody":" By Jason Carson WilsonA marriage equality bill is slated to land on Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire\u2019s desk this week. Unlike New Jersey, Gregoire is ready and willing to sign the legislation, according to the Advocate.Washington Gov. Christine GregoireThe Associated Press reported Washington state Senate passed the bill by a vote of 28-21. A House vote is expected as early as Wednesday. Passage, by a wide margin, is nearly guaranteed. Washington would become the seventh state to legally recognize gay marriage.Marriage equality foes vow to put the gay marriage law on the November ballot. If that\u2019s successful, Washington would join states like Minnesota and North Carolina putting civil rights up for a vote.\u201cThe people will have final say, and they will reject same-sex marriage,\u201d National Organization for Marriage president Brian Brown said in an Advocate interview.\u00a0Photo: governor.wa.gov"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Marriage Equality Nearly Reality in Washington State","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/marriage-equality-nearly-reality-in-washington-state\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]