Washington, DC joins the club of the enlighted

Last Thursday the mayor singed the gay-marriage bill that will become law in 30 days unless Congress stops it, which looks unlikely:

In a raucous signing ceremony at a northwest Washington church, Mayor Fenty officially legalized same-sex marriage in the District, distributing ceremonial pens among the Council members standing behind him. The law now will go through a period of review consisting of 30 days in which Congress is in session. If the law passes that hurdle -- as is widely expected -- the first gay marriages in the District could take in late winter or early spring of 2010.
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In his opening remarks, Fenty recalled that when his own parents were married, many states would have refused to recognize their bonds. Fenty's father is black, while his mother is white.

"Today an era of struggle ends for thousands of D.C. residents," he said. "Our city is taking a leap forward."

Several religious bigots have obviously tried their best to either stop or derail this legislation from going through, but it looks like their efforts might be in vain.

Equality wins this one!