DC: Final Vote Today on Gay Marriage Bill

The D.C. Council will hold its final vote Tuesday on whether to legalize same-sex marriage in the District, capping a debate that has gone on almost all year. Most members of the 13-member council have said they will support the legislation. The vote is expected about midday. If the bill passes, it will be sent to Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D), who is expected to sign it before Christmas. The bill will become law this spring if, as expected, it survives a 30-day congressional review period. "We are on the verge of history," Council member David A. Catania (I-At large), the lead sponsor of the bill, told about 350 same-sex marriage supporters at a pre-vote rally Monday night in Shaw. "For the world to see gays and lesbian couples equal to straight couples in the nation's capital, that is an important message." Council member Harry Thomas (D-Ward 5), who also addressed the crowd, said the council is poised to send a signal to the nation "this is a human rights issue for justice and equality." Full Story from the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/15/AR2009121500945.html?wprss=rss_metro/dc

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