Mayor's Position on Gay Marriage to be Announced

WASHINGTON -- D.C.'s mayor says he'll have an announcement "shortly" on a gay marriage policy.
Mayor Anthony Williams says the city's corporation counsel has given him a draft opinion on the issue.

Back in February, Williams said he was satisfied with the way the District's domestic partners registration program is working out. The city's health department has been issuing domestic partner registration certificates since July of 2002.

At the time, the mayor also said that he is "on record as far back as the 1998 campaign in recognizing that marriage ought to apply to everybody."