Historic day as same-sex couples receive marriage licenses
Gay Marriage Midnight Licenses
Jane Abbott Lighty, left, and her partner Pete-e Petersen raise their right hands as they take an oath while receiving the first marriage license for a same-sex couple in King County, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, in Seattle. Behind Lighty and Petersen are Brendon K. Taga, left, and Jesse Page. King County Executive Dow Constantine began issuing the licenses immediately upon certification of the November election that passed Referendum 74. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)