Published: Sunday, October 11, 2009
Crowd rallies against Referendum 71 in Lynnwood
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Heidi Hoffman / The Herald
Demonstrators march toward the Convention Center in Lynnwood on Saturday. About 250 people gathered near the intersection of 196th Street SW and 44th Avenue W., waving signs urging voters to reject Referendum 71, the ballot measure that will decide the fate of the state's latest expansion of rights for same-sex couples.
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Heidi Hoffman / The Herald
Some cars honked in support of the rally Saturday, while other drivers, such as the woman pictured, argued to support Referendum 71.
About 250 people gathered Saturday in Lynnwood to rally against Referendum 71, which asks voters to approve or reject the “everything but marriage” domestic partnership law that state lawmakers passed earlier this year. The law, which would take effect if voters approve R-71, aims to make the state's registered domestic partnerships legally indistinguishable from married couples. The law would cover same-sex couples as well as unmarried heterosexual couples if one partner is at least 62.
Saturday's sidewalk rally was organized by members of an area church that is part of Protect Marriage Washington, the coalition of conservative social and religious groups that sponsored the referendum.
Saturday's sidewalk rally was organized by members of an area church that is part of Protect Marriage Washington, the coalition of conservative social and religious groups that sponsored the referendum.
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