Good news out of the District of Columbia today as the D.C. Council voted 11-2 to pass a bill legalizing marriage for same-sex couples within the District!
The bill must still be voted on once more by the D.C. Council--which is schedule to take place in two weeks, December 15--before it can be sent to Mayor Adrian Fenty, who has pledged to sign it into law. According to the District's legislative protocols, the U.S. Congress has a thirty day window to review the bill, but both chambers (House and Senate) and the President's signature are required to repeal any bill passed by the Council.
If the bill passes as expected, it should go into effect as early as February or March, and Washington D.C. will join Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Iowa, and Massachusetts in allowing same-sex marriage.
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