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Sunday, November 22, 2009 1:09 AM

Published 11/03/2009 by Think Progress


During D.C. hearing on same-sex marriage, witness interrupts by proposing to his partner.

The D.C. City Council held a hearing yesterday on a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry in the nation’s capital. However, the hearing was briefly interrupted when witness Andy Hertzberg stopped to propose to his partner. “I would like to take a huge step...

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 “I would like to take a huge step in my own life. Andy Rollman, I’d like to ask you: Will you marry me?” - Andy Hertzberg, interrupting his testimony at a DC council hearing. ... - [11/03/2009 - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan]
Andy Hertzberg's Marriage Proposal Interrupts D...
In round two of the D.C. Council hearings on marriage equality, a gay couple took their relationship to the next level. For his testimony to the panel, ... - [11/03/2009 - The Huffington Post | Full News Feed]
A proposal (of a different kind) at the same-se...
Andrew Hertzberg popped the question Monday to partner Andy Rollman as he testified before a D.C. Council committee on a bill that would legalize same-sex nuptials ... - [11/03/2009 - Washington Post]

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