10/12/2012

Same-Sex Couples Celebrate First Weddings In Washington State

Celebrations commenced at Seattle City Hall on Sunday as 140 couples said 'I do' marking the first day of same-sex couple marriage in Washington state.

Around 300 people including couples and their guests lined up outside City Hall, then were ushered inside to a reception room before taking vows.


Washington, Maine and Maryland last month became the first U.S. states to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples.

The ceremonies were watched by Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn.

"What a wonderful thing to be able to support the commitment of these couples to each other and to herald the beginning of a new civil right," McGinn told Reuters inside City Hall.

(GK)

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