# Washington State Supreme Court issues gay marriage ruling

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 26, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-supreme-court-issues-gay-marriage-ruling/366092 "2006-07-26T15:08:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-supreme-court-issues-gay-marriage-ruling/366092/1 "2006-07-26T15:08:50Z")

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Short version: DOMA upheld, marriage will remain unavailable to same-sex couples until the legislature pulls its head out of its bum.

[Text of the decision and dissents](http://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/?fa=newsinfo.internetdetail&newsid=707) regarding the state’s Defense of Marriage Act.

[News article](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003152467_webdoma26.html).

Not at all mundane and pointless, but worth sharing.