I am proud to announce here my support for domestic partnership rights and the effort to approve referendum 71. The domestic partnership bill is a critical step toward full equality for same-sex couples, and I hope you will join me in pledging to vote for this measure.

Washington Families Standing Together, a coalition of organizations and individuals from across the state, is leading the effort to ensure that if this measure does appear on the ballot this fall, it gets approved.

You can find out more about their efforts, and how you can help, at http://approvereferendum71.org/