Sunday, March 07, 2004
Seattle mayor to recognize gay marriages
Good for him.
Seattle's mayor [Greg Nickels] said Sunday the city will begin recognizing the marriages of gay employees who tie the knot elsewhere, although it will not conduct its own same-sex weddings.
Nickels said he cannot follow the lead of mayors in San Francisco and New Paltz, N.Y., by allowing same-sex weddings because counties, not cities, have the authority to issue marriage licenses in Washington.
(via AP)
