Sunday, April 22, 2007

Domestic partner bill

Wash. gov. signs domestic partner bill (AP)

Charlene Strong, right, puts her head on the shoulder of Rep. Joe McDermott, D-Seattle, as she cries during the signing by Gov. Chris Gregoire of a bill that will allow same-sex and elderly couples to register as domestic partners, Saturday, April 21, 2007, in Olympia, Wash. Strong testified during public hearings about how she was initially barred from the hospital room and in planning the funeral of her partner, Kathryn Fleming, who died in December after she became trapped by rising water in her basement studio in Seattle. Eligible couples will be able to register as domestic partners starting this summer, after Gregoire signed into law a measure giving them some of the rights that come with marriage. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law Saturday a measure to create domestic partnerships, giving gay and lesbian couples some of the same rights that come with marriage.


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