(Los Angeles Times) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, have given $2.5 million to fund efforts in the state of Washington to legalize same-sex marriage, effectively doubling the current electoral war chest of proponents.
The gift was announced by Washington United for Marriage, the coalition working to pass Referendum 74 in November. It's believed to be the largest individual gift "to secure or protect the freedom to marry," the group said in a statement released on its website. Washington is one of four states where the issue of same-sex marriage will be on the ballot this year.
