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PHOTOS: Weddings in Washington

Legal same-sex marriages began in the Evergreen State on Sunday

Published

13 years ago

December 10, 2012

Deb Needham and Nancy Monahan are married in Washington State. (Seattle Gay News photo by Nate Gowdy; used with permission)

Legal same-sex marriages began in the Evergreen State on Sunday, Dec. 9. To see more photos of weddings at Seattle City Hall, click here and here.

(Seattle Gay News photos by Nate Gowdy used with permission)

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PHOTOS: Clash

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Tatianna and Crimsyn host the drag show, Clash. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

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(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

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2 weeks ago

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Four drag performers dance in front of an anti-LGBTQ protester outside the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. (Blade photo by Landon Shackelford)

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(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)