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The state’s Attorney General action against a florist who refused to provide flowers for a lesbian couple’s wedding is fueling charges by religious groups that marriage equality will lead to more such lawsuits nationwide.

State Sen. Ed Murray, who led the referendum campaign to legalize gay marriage, has announced plans to marry his longtime partner, Michael Shiosaki on August 10, four days after the August 6 primary election, where Murray is campaigning for Seattle mayor.

Will the party of Lincoln come to its sense, or will it sink into crotchety senescence? Post-election, the question remains.

Washington State passed marriage equality, and began holding ceremonies on Dec. 9. But Thurston County Superior Court Judge Gary Tabor said he will not marry same-sex couples, citing that he is uncomfortable and unavailable.

A Washington State middle school teacher’s pin sparked a lesbian mother to launch an online campaign to get the teacher to apologize and to ban teachers from sharing their political views in the classroom.

Make that four for four: Washington State becomes the first on the West Coast to legalize same-sex marriage.

Sixty-three former Roman Catholic priests in Washington State will officially support Referendum 74, the November measure that will make the state seventh in the nation to establish marriage equality.

Washington State’s fight for the passage of Referendum 74 and pass marriage equality is heating up, with commercials and ad campaigns, support from progressive organizations and even a social media campaign.

As November inches closer, voters in Washington State will decide Referendum 74’s fate, which will formally legalize marriage equality in the state. Expedia joins other major corporations based there; but the Catholic Church is coming out swinging.

Who said zombies were evil? Nearly 300 of the undead (or people dressed as same) held a counter protest in Tacoma, Wash., against the anti-gay and controversial Westboro Batist Church, of ’God hates fag’ fame.