A time line of the most moving moments and photos of the year for gay rights. 2013 is going to be a great year.
Jan. 4: Olympia, Washington
Washington Governor Chris Gregoire announces that she wants Washington to become the seventh state in the nation to make gay marriage legal. Gov. Gregorie had previously supported efforts to expand domestic partner rights for gay couples but had not come out in favor of full marriage rights.
Image by Elaine Thompson / AP
Jan. 12: Orlando, Florida
Tim Galatas and Giulio Giunta embrace after officially registering as a domestic couple during the launch of the Orlando, Florida, new domestic partner registry. The registry gives non-married couples, both gay and heterosexual, some of the same rights as married couples in matters such as hospital visitation and health-care decisions.
Image by Phelan M. Ebenhack / AP
Jan. 23: Olympia, Washington
Jane Abbott Lighty greets Sen. Ed Murray after finding out they had enough votes in the state Senate to legalize gay marriage.
Image by Ted S. Warren / AP
Jan. 26: Augusta, Maine
Ali Vanderzanden, the political director for Equality Maine, celebrates with a friend after collecting 105,000 signatures, which was enough to force a second referendum on gay marriage in the state.
Image by Robert F. Bukaty / AP
