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Body of murdered transgender woman found in Baltimore field
BALTIMORE, Md. — Police said Wednesday that a homicide victim found early Tuesday in a field in Northeast Baltimore was a transgender woman identified as 40-year-old Kandy Hall, but that details surrounding her death remained scarce.
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Effort to repeal Md. transgender rights law falls short
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — An effort to repeal a bill banning discrimination against transgender people in Maryland has fallen short. Backers of a petition to repeal the bill conceded Sunday that they gathered about 1,000 fewer signatures than they needed to get the issue on the November ballot.
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Md. governor Martin O’Malley signs transgender rights bill into law
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed a measure to stop discrimination against transgender people at his last bill-signing ceremony as governor, but opponents say they will try to have the new law rescinded at the ballot box in November.
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Md. GOP lawmakers launch ballot effort to repeal transgender rights law
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Two Maryland legislators have launched a petition drive to have the state’s new law barring discrimination against people who are transgendered brought to a referendum.
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Johns Hopkins Univ. to honor DOMA plaintiff, attorney with honorary degrees
BALTIMORE — Two women involved in a case challenging the federal government’s recognition of same-sex marriages that went to the Supreme Court are among the people receiving honorary degrees from Johns Hopkins University at commencement next month.
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Md. House OKs transgender rights bill, governor says he will sign into law
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A measure to prevent discrimination against people who are transgender cleared the Maryland General Assembly on Thursday, and Gov. Martin O’Malley plans to sign the bill into law.
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Md. House committee advances transgender rights bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland House of Delegates committee on Tuesday advanced legislation to prohibit discrimination against people who are transgender.
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Poll: 71 percent of Marylanders support transgender rights bill
BALTIMORE — A new poll finds that 71 percent of Marylanders support proposed legislation that would prohibit discrimination based on gender identity in the areas of employment, housing, and public accommodation.
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Md. lawmaker withdraws bill to prohibit conversion therapy on LGBT youth
ANNAPOLIS — A bill that would have banned mental health professionals in Maryland from engaging in efforts to change a youth’s sexual orientation or gender identity has been withdrawn.
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Maryland transgender rights bill passes full Senate, heads to House
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A bill that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity was approved in the Maryland state Senate on Tuesday, and now heads to the House of Delegates.