Hmmm! Maybe DC should also not recognize Republicans from states where they have been legally elected.

Then both sides will face equal discrimination.

Maryland is a full fledged state in charge of its own affairs, laws and moneys. DC is not so lucky. It is a federal city (not a state) under the fiat of Congress that holds its purse strings. Now with with Bush (who wanted to yank DC around by its purse strings and make DC yield to his will) gone along with many of the worse Congressional homophobes or GOPers gone over the last few years, due to indictment Cunningham, forced out on ethics and/or corruption charges Stevens (replaced by progay Alaskan Begich) DeLay retirement, death or ill-health Helms, Gingrich, Thurmond, Lott, defeat Musgrave, Santorum, Frist, Dornan, etc.
and DC’s vocal on DC affairs representative to Congress Eleanor Holmes Norton who finally was granted a vote of her own and a very capable and a more progay marriage DC City Council
DC is now able to breath a lot easier and is now feeling a lot bolder about pressing on gay issues and on marriage equality.

That folks, was the reality of the times regarding DC, which again is a federal city under Congress without home rule and not a state or not a some kind os independent entity in its own right.

However, if one looks at a chart of what rights each state plus DC added in on that chart gives its gay citizens, (the one I checked several years ago and need to see an updated version of)…… DC and Vermont had back then (numerically speaking) more gay rights under local laws of each state and DC than any other state in the USA. And DC and Vermont were pratically evenly matched for number of listed rights passed by law on that chart.

A gay couple can jointly adopt a child under DC law. A law that once had a very narrow time frame that was in danger of being eliminated by Congressional homophobes many of whom for any number reasons are no longer in Congress today.

DC has a domestic registry nnder its law which as of late DC expanded the scope thereof. DC city attorney Spagnoletti is gay and partnered and he was pushing for marriage equality. Don’t know if he is still in that office. Same for city council member Jim Graham (admistrator of Whitman Walker clinic a DC clinic that dealt with AIDS/HIV care and other pressing health issues for mostly the city’s gay population)wants marriage equality and openly gay councilmember David Catania a very gutsy, tough, caring, passionate and high pressure type who refuses to quit or to take no on trying to resolve various DC issues. I have heard him speak once and this how I perceived him, a high energy, knowledgable, detail-oriented, competent and youthful guy.

With these kinds of people, DC should and/or will be in good hands.

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