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Washington Hands Out 1st Gay Marriage Licenses

Hundreds get them within hours of bill's signing

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 6, 2012 9:14 AM CST

(Newser) – Just after midnight today, Washington officials gave out the state's first same-sex marriage licenses—and hundreds had been waiting for just that in Seattle, where the line stretched around the block hours before the auditor's office opened its doors. "People who have...   Read full story »

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