Tacoma, WA — Just spent some time in Washington state, which appears poised to legalize same sex marriage and marijuana.
Gay marriage supporters learned a lot from the missteps made by like-minded Californians during the 2008 Proposition 8 battle. Here is state Rep. Laurie Jinkins — the first openly lesbian member of Washington’s legislature — and Ryan Mello, the first openly gay member of the Tacoma City Council telling San Francisco Chronicle/SFGate.com’s Shaky Hand Productions what they learned from Prop 8:
And spent some time going door-to-door with Karlene Rytkonen, a field organizer with the Washington United for Marriage campaign. Here is a snippet from our walk through Seattle’s Central District. Or walk-and-talk with the Shaky Hand: