Posted on 01/27/2006 3:40:15 PM PST by SmithL
Olympia, Wash. -- Washington lawmakers passed a gay rights bill Friday in a major victory for activists who had watched the measure fail in the Legislature for nearly 30 years.
The bill passed the Senate 25-23, with a lone Republican joining Democrats in voting in favor. The House approved it 61-37, and Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire said she would sign it on Tuesday.
"We don't choose who we love. The heart chooses who we will love," said Republican Sen. Bill Finkbeiner. "And I don't believe that it is right for us to say ... that it's acceptable to discriminate against people because of that."
The measure adds sexual orientation to a state law banning discrimination in housing, employment and insurance on the basis of race, gender, age, disability, religion, marital status and other factors. Sixteen states have passed similar laws.
Passage of the bill drew applause from House members and cheers from onlookers who had packed the Senate's balconies.
After the measure failed last year by one vote in the Senate, many gay-rights activists directed their anger at Microsoft Corp., which had dropped its support for the bill. The company eventually urged passage after months of criticism.
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Most are blue states, but their are some red states also. I guess this is spreading among both political spectrums.
I don't know about the parades, but their is one great way not see see tv shows and movies...do not attend. There is no way on Earth that you can tell me that only liberals, gays, and blue states were the only ones watching Will and Grace. You can't have 30 million people watching the show (in its hayday) and tell me no conservatives were watching. It just doesn't add up IMHO.
Baaa! Baaa!
Once a society completely rids itself of adherence to those pesky, ball-and-chain moral absolutes, all the rest is a cakewalk.
"We don't choose who we love. The heart chooses who we will love,"
So true!
Thus this is blatant sexist discrimination against those pure of hearts whose hearts and body parts (& fluids) are into sheep, ducks, pigs, and those who truly would "walk a mile for a Camel".
Hasn't anyone in positions of power made the connection between Western immorality and Moslem hatred of the West?
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