Friday, December 06, 2013

A lot of bruhaha for a small number of folks-----Same-Sex Weddings 17 Percent of Washington Marriages

And 1/4 of the 17% were from a different state
Same-Sex Weddings 17 Percent of Washington Marriages:
"SEATTLE
Gay weddings made up 17 percent of marriages in Washington this past year, the first year gay marriages were legal in the state, state officials reported Wednesday.

About 7,071 same-sex couples got married in Washington between December 6, 2012, and the most recent complete month of data, September 2013. There were 42,408 total marriages in the state during that time, according to the Washington State Department of Health.

So far, most of Washington state's same-sex marriages, 62 percent, were between two women."

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