Maryland's marriage equality bill was shelved on Friday, a setback for gay rights advocates who expected this legislative session to be their best chance to date for passage. The House [...]

The Maryland House of Delegates on Wednesday rejected four amendments to the state's marriage equality bill, and voted to advance the bill to a third -- and possibly final -- reading, on Thursday.

The Maryland House Judiciary Committee on Friday, narrowly approved the Civil Marriage Protection Act by a vote of 12-10. Under the bill, same-sex couples in Maryland would be granted the same marriage rights as heterosexuals.

What the hell is in the water in Maryland? Democratic Delegate Sam Arora announced Friday he is once again supporting Maryland’s marriage equality bill. Arora spent the last 24 hours backtracking on his support for the bill [...]

Two Maryland delegates holding out on a gay marriage vote are now back on board, but the 48 hour delay has opened a window for gay marriage opponents to launch a new campaign aimed at weakening other Democrats from supporting the bill.

Two Democrats blocked a critical vote on the Civil Marriage Protection Act in the Maryland House of Delegate's Judiciary Committee late Tuesday afternoon, stalling the measure from advancing to the full House as quickly as previously expected.

A House committee could vote as early as Tuesday on a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland. The bill needs the support of 22 delegates to pass the committee -- sponsors of the bill hold 12 of the committee’s 22 seats.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Maryland state Senate on Thursday evening approved a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage. The Civil Marriage Protection Act, SB 116, was passed by a vote of 25-21.

The Maryland Republican Party was working overtime this weekend, urging residents to pressure state senators into voting against a bill legalizing gay marriage, which is expected to come up for debate this week.

Just as Maryland legislators are expected to debate a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, a new poll by the National Organization for Marriage suggests (surprise!) that voters believe that marriage "should only be between a man and a woman."

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland was approved Thursday by the state's Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, advancing the bill to the Senate floor for debate and a vote as early as next week.

A majority of Maryland state senators have said publicly that they will vote to legalize same-sex marriage equality, greatly increasing the odds that that Maryland will soon become the sixth state to grant full marriage equality.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Legalizing same-sex marriage is paving the way for future generations to be able to marry artificial, android life forms, according to Maryland conservative and traditional marriage defender Robert Broadus.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Maryland's Senate Judicial Proceedings committee heard 7 hours of testimony on Tuesday on whether or not to legalize same-sex marriage, and testimony from at least one marriage equality opponent has had an unintended consequence.

ANNAPOLIS -- Well here’s a twist. A Maryland Republican State Senator (and until recently Minority Leader), Allan Kittleman, has announced he will support the pending marriage equality legislation, “because of my firm belief in equal rights.”