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Civil rights bill passes State Senate

Submitted by Rick on Fri, 01/27/2006 - 12:18pm.

From the SeattlePI:

OLYMPIA -- The Senate today voted 25-23 to approve a gay rights bill and ended the debate over legislation that emerged in Washington the same year singer Anita Bryant began her "Save Our Children" crusade against such protections.
The bill would ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in housing, lending and employment.
Twenty four of 26 Democrats were joined by one Republican and approved the bill with a one-vote majority.
Rep. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, has championed the legislation for a decade. The openly gay legislator, who waited in the wings for the vote, embraced his partner as the clerk read the vote count.
"I'm very happy," Murray said. "It's a moment of joy."

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Time to celebrate. Called to

Submitted by Sarah on Fri, 01/27/2006 - 1:08pm.

Time to celebrate. Called to tell folks and got choked up just talking about it.

Olympian reports that the bill might very well be on our Gov's desk by the end of the day and she is expected to sign it.

My hope is that 30 years from

Submitted by Rob Richards on Fri, 01/27/2006 - 1:33pm.

My hope is that 30 years from now we'll be able to look back and say... why the hell did we ever even need this bill?

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