Tuesday is first day same - sex couples in Washington , D.C. , can legally marry . Supreme Court last week rejected bid by saying that they have blocked it . Also married on Tuesday were the Rev . Mayor Michael Fenty signed it into law in November , after council passed it .
Tuesday is first day same - sex couples in Washington , D.C. , can legally marry . Supreme Court last week rejected bid by saying that they have blocked it . Mayor Michael Fenty signed it into law in November , after council passed it .