D.C. Council votes to recognize same-sex marriages

May 5, 2009 by savvyplanners.com

D.C. City Councilman Marion Berry (Blade photo by Joey DiGuglielmo)

The D.C. City Council has voted 12-1 in favor of recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. The only vote against the measure came from Councilman Marion Barry. Stay tuned to the Blade for more on this story as it develops.

Marion Barry is lone dissenting vote From Washington Blade staff reports | May 5 2009, 12:07 PM

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The final vote is expected to occur after 5pm.

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