Shoreline Mayor and Council Throw Support Behind Marriage Equality

At the same time on Monday night that the City of Edmonds approved a resolution supporting marriage equality in Washington, the Shoreline City Council and Mayor Keith McGlashan signed a letter of support.

And with the support of Democratic Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, the state Senate has enough votes to pass a bill on gay marriage. The House already has enough votes and Gov. Gregoire is supporting it. Washington voters will likely get to vote on a referendum to allow gay marriage in November.

"I never thought I’d see it my lifetime," said McGlashan, who is openly gay and a board member of the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Local Officials Committee. "I’m excited to see the votes in the Senate."

was signed by councilmembers Michael Plunkett, Diane Buckshnis, Adrienne Fraley-Monillas and Strom Peterson. Abstaining were Mayor Dave Earling and councilmembers Lora Petso, Joan Bloom and Frank Yamamoto.

Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Patch Editor Tony Dondero contributed to this report.