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Mass gay weddings, now legal, expected in Washington state

By REUTERS

DECEMBER 8, 2012 16:55

OLYMPIA, Wash., - Washington state will usher in same-sex marriage on Sunday as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples exchange vows in mass weddings on the first day they can legally tie the knot - and the biggest party will be in Seattle.

Washington, Maine and Maryland became the first US states to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples by a popular vote, with the November passage of separate ballot measures that marked a watershed moment for gay rights.

Washington's law went into effect on Thursday, when hundreds of couples lined up to apply for marriage licenses, and the first legal same-sex weddings are due on Sunday after the expiry of a three-day waiting period required of all marriages.

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