Washington United for Marriage

Bill and Melinda Gates donate additional $500,000 to Washington marriage equality campaign

LGBTQ Nation Staff Reports
October 24th, 2012

Microsoft Chairman and co-founder Bill Gates, and his wife Melinda, have donated an additional $500,000 to the campaign to uphold Washington's state's marriage equality law.

The announcement Tuesday comes from Washington United for Marriage, the broad coalition working to approve Referendum 74, the November ballot initiative that will ask voters to approve or reject the same-sex marriage law passed in the legislature and signed by Gov. Chris Gregoire earlier this year.

Supporters raise $950,000 in June to uphold Washington’s gay marriage law

LGBTQ Nation Staff Reports
July 10th, 2012

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Supporters of same-sex marriage in Washington state announced Monday they had raised more than $952,000 in June, bringing total contributions to more than $2 million in its campaign to uphold the state’s new marriage equality law, which is on hold pending the outcome of a November ballot measure.

Washington United for Marriage (WUM), the broad coalition working to defend the bipartisan marriage law, said the campaign contributions were driven in large part by new in-state donors, and represented the highest monthly intake for the campaign.

Microsoft, Nike join coalition of companies in support of marriage equality in Washington state

SDGLN Staff
January 20th, 2012

OLYMPIA, Wash. – A number of major employers in the Northwest have public expressed their support for marriage equality in Washington State, says Washington United for Marriage, a statewide coalition of organizations, congregations, unions and business associations that will work to obtain civil marriage for lesbian and gay couples in the state this year.