Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, center, is applauded by Gov. Chris Gregoire, right, as Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, speaks before the governor signed into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Olympia, Wash. Gregoire handed gay rights advocates in Washington state a major victory with her signature, making it the seventh in the nation to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. The law takes effect June 7, but opponents are already mounting challenges on multiple fronts.