DC: Hundreds Rally for Gay Marriage Bill

On the eve of an historic vote in the Washington, D.C. City Council that could make same-sex marriage legal in the District, an enthusiastic crowd filled northwest Washington’s Kennedy Recreation Center on Monday night to show support for that legislation. To thunderous applause, David Catania, the openly gay councilman who drafted the bill, and others addressed the rally, sponsored by the Campaign for All D.C. Families, D.C. Clergy United, and the Human Rights Campaign, to cheer on the legislation, even though passage of the bill is all but a done deal. “What we are doing friends is profoundly American,” said Catania as he thanked supporters of the bill for their efforts. Earlier this month, the D.C. City Council took its first of two votes on the issue of allowing same-sex marriage in the nation’s capital, passing the bill 11 to 2 and final passage of bill is expected later today. Full Story from Lez Get Real: http://lezgetreal.com/?p=23777

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