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Questions on equal rights

In the name of equal rights, gay marriage has been signed into law in the state of Washington. But I have a couple of questions. I haven’t read the text of the bill. Maybe someone who has will have the answers for me.

In the name of equal rights, do two biological sisters who are lesbians have the right to marry each other? If they don’t, then their equal rights are being violated. In the name of equal rights, do two biological brothers who happen to be gay have the right to marry each other? If they don’t, then their equal rights are being violated.

And if they do have the right to marry each other, then do a heterosexual brother and a heterosexual sister have the right to marry each other? If they don’t, then their equal rights are being violated.

Cal Emerson

Spokane

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