I would like to commend Gov. Gregoire and the Washington Legislature for taking such a proactive stance on gay marriage. This is a basic right that I think that the gay community should be able to have. I mean who are we as straight people to tell the gay community they can't get married when there are a good amount of straight people who can't stayed married (See Kim Kardashian's sham of a marriage). Also how many times do you hear about people cheating on their spouse in politics and in the entertainment industry (cough cough Herman Cain).

This is my age's version of the civil rights movement and I firmly believe the "sanctity of marriage" is not going to go down hill nor will children be corrupted by the lifestyle of being gay. These are all silly myths that the religious right have concocted just like that marriage should be between Adam and Eve and not Adam and Steve. With the gay community being able to marry they will be able to share benefits like health care and also will be able to adpot childern without the worry of what happens to the child if the adopting parent dies.

Ryan Block, Richland