D.C. city council legalizes gay marriage

The Rev. Anthony Evans, associate minister of Mount Zion Baptist Church, said he and other ministers will not relent in their efforts to block the legislation. Led by Bishop Harry Jackson of Hope Christian Church, opponents of the bill have sued in Superior Court to try to force a referendum to define marriage as only between a man and a woman.

“We are going to exercise our constitutional rights,” Evans said. “This is not a win today. This is an insignificant blip that cannot become law until the process ends, and we are going to stop it in every way we can.”