It's sad that on the day we remember Martin Luther King Jr., that a small minority of people believe it's OK to fire someone or deny them housing simply because they're gay.

Thirty years is a long time to wait for equality. With the passage of this historic legislation, Washington joins a growing list of states protecting every citizen equally. Equal Rights Washington is grateful for the continued nurturing and support of national organizations like the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Human Rights Campaign and so many local groups like Religious Coalition for Equality, Greater Seattle Business Association, the Pride Foundation and Western States Center, to achieve this long-sought victory.

We are mobilized, we are motivated and we are ready.

It is a total change in lifestyle, and something much needed. People tell me every day what a blessing this has been in their lives. One of the things I was hoping to accomplish was helping people get back around the dinner table.

Green Day are the minority.

When you use the term minority or minorities in reference to people, you're telling them that they're less than somebody else.