WA: Gay civil rights bill set to become law

The Washington State legislature has finally passed legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation after nearly 30 years. Last year, openly gay State Representative Ed Murray's bill failed by a single vote. This year it passed on a vote of 25-23. Governor Christine Gregoire has said she will sign the measure into law on Tuesday January 31st, making Washington State the 17th state in the country with an equal rights law which includes sexual orientation. Of cours, now the homophobes want "the people" to vote on the question of whether discrimination against some people should be okay.