I love living in Seattle. I moved here almost two years ago from the outskirts of Detroit and have never looked back. Things are a bit more laid back, slower, casual, and not as uptight. Though, I do suppose the trade off is extreme passive aggressive-ism, but that is for a different conversation.
According to this story in the Seattle PI, the Seattle Convention and Visitor's Bureau figured out that gay and lesbian tourist tend to spend more money and travel more often than heterosexual tourists.
Being the liberal city that we are, I can see Seattle being a good destination for Gay/Lesbian tourists. Seattle is pretty progressive, and I feel like we have a better grasp on gay rights that some other cities.
Coincidentally (or maybe not?), Gov. Gregoire is scheduled to sign the "everything but marriage" bill tomorrow, which gives equal rights to same sex couples, minus the word marriage. I do have to wonder though, maybe if Washington legalized same sex marriage in every sense of the phrase, Seattle could bank on that. Oh yeah, not to mention that everyone should have the same rights ;)
Actually, my true opinion... Marriage and government should not have anything to do with one another. Opposite Sex and Same Sex unions should be legal. Marriages should be something you do within your religion. When it's time for me to maybe become legally bound to another, I have no problem saying... Yeah, we are getting unionized in October, save the date.
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