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Maryland House Fails to Vote on Marriage Equality Bill

Mar 11th, 2011 @ 6:12 pm | 1 Comment -
Today, the Maryland House re-committed back to committee the marriage equality bill that had previously been approved by the Senate, delaying equality to Maryland’s same-sex...

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Maryland Lawmaker Comes Out before Historic Vote on Marriage Equality

Mar 9th, 2011 @ 10:57 am | Comments Off -
On the eve of a historic vote on marriage equality, a member of Maryland’s legislature announced in an exclusive interview with the Washington Blade today that he is gay. Del....

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Maryland Gay Marriage Bill Clears House Panel

Mar 7th, 2011 @ 6:22 pm | Comments Off -

A bill that would make Maryland the sixth state to legalize gay marriage has cleared a House panel after two members altered their position on the issue, the Washington Post reported. via.

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Maryland Senate Passes Marriage Equality Bill

Feb 25th, 2011 @ 9:25 am | Comments Off -
The Maryland state senate Thursday voted 25-21 to approve the Civil Marriage Protection Act, a bill that permits gay and lesbian couples to get married. The bill now moves on...

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MD State Senator Reverses Opinion, Now Supports Marriage Equality

Feb 14th, 2011 @ 3:55 pm | Comments Off -
Democratic Maryland State Senator James Brochin, who up until now had been against marriage equality, has completely changed his position. He’ll now be one of the 21 state...

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