Ward 8 Democrats Endorse Same Sex Marriage

On Saturday May 16, the Democrats of D.C.'s Ward 8 voted in a landslide to support legalizing marriage rights for same sex couples. The dramatic vote calls into question Councilman Marion Barry's assertion last week that his Ward predominantly shares his opposition to equal marriage rights.

Ward 8's endorsement follows similarly overwhelming votes in favor of the legislation from Wards 2 and 4 in recent weeks. Wards 5 and 6 are scheduled to consider the resolution (drafted by the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club) this week: the details are below, and all residents are encouraged to attend!

Ward 5 Democrats:
Monday May 18th 7PM Michigan Park Christian Church 1600 Taylor St NE

Ward 6 Democrats:
Tuesday, May 19th @ 7pm. Southeast Branch Library @ Eastern Market

Ward 7 Democrats:
Saturday, May 30th @ 12pm -- (Venue to be announced)

2 comments:

kasdc said...

Do you happen to know when Wards 1 and 3 are scheduled to vote?

Jeb Stenhouse said...

Ward 1 Democrats have just scheduled a vote on marriage equality for Tuesday June 9th, 7pm, at the Frank D. Reeves Center (2000 14th St NW) in the 2nd floor conference room.

Still waiting to hear about when Ward 3 might meet, we'll keep readers posted!

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