Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire signed the marriage equality bill into law today, which means same-sex couples could be getting married in Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Vancouver and all over the state of Washington as early as June 2012.

Chris Gregoire announced in January that passing gay marriage for the state would be one of her priorities. It didn't take long for her to get support from the state Senate and House. Today the LGBT is inviting all to celebrate with the Seattle Men's chorus in a free concert at Plymouth Congregational Church, 1217 6th Ave, Seattle.

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A few weeks ago for Sexy Friday, I introduced you to Emily Wilcox, author of 100 Lesbians Walk into a Bar. Emily is an author and an advice columnist who offers good advice with a witty sense of humor. I've been answering your relationship questions for eight years now. And although I love doing it and will continue to do so, I thought it would be fun to bring in a different voice and a different perspective. Each Wednesday, Emily Wilcox will answer a different lesbian relationship question. This week she helps a lesbian heal from a broken heart.

For the second time a Federal Court has ruled that California's Prop 8 is unconstitutional.

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling by Judge Vaughn Walker that said restricting marriage to one man and one woman  discriminates against same-sex couples by  violating the Equal Protection Clause of United States constitution. The ruling also affirms Judge Walker's ability to rule in the decision. Opponents claimed that because Judge Walker is gay, he was not able to maintain neutrality in the ruling.

In the ruling the court said Prop 8 "serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to officially reclassify their relationships and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples."

It is expected that the case will make its way to the United States Supreme Court.

Prop 8 was the 2008 California ballot measure that declared marriage in California to be between one man and one woman. It prevented gay and lesbian couples from marrying, but did not invalidate those couples who were married during June and November 2008 when same-sex marriage was legal in California.

The Los Angeles Times has more on this story.

Have you ever wanted to just quit your job and do something crazy, like, become a writer? Even though she was a successful surgeon, eight years ago,  Radclyffe did just that. She quit her day job to write the kinds of books she liked to read: lesbian romance novels and pararomance novels. And she's never looked back. Today Radclyffe has thousands of faithful fans who are grateful she took that leap. Her novels are some of the most popular ones with our readers too. Radclyffe talks to Lesbian Life about the type of stories she likes to read, her writing process, what makes a good lesbian romance story and more.