Amazon founders give $2.5m to equal marriage in Washington

[Fearless]

The billionaire founders of e-commerce company Amazon Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos have pledged $2.5 million to the fight for equal marriage rights for gay couples in the US state of Washington.

Washington’s state legislature passed equal marriage laws earlier this year.

The legislation was due to come into effect in June, but was delayed as opponents submitted more than 200,000 signatures to force the measure through a referendum this November.

The anti-equality group Preserve Marriage Washington submitted almost 232,000 signatures for Referendum 74, which is nearly twice the number of required signatures to put the measure to a public vote.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/07/27/amazon-founders-give-2-5m-to-equal-marriage-in-washington/

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[MNBrewer]

1. Poor NOM

Can't Google, can't buy anything from Amazon.... pretty soon all they'll be able to do is eat chicken sandwiches. except on Sunday.

[joeybee12]

2. KNR