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Baltimore police form advisory council to improve relations with LGBT community
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore police department on Friday announced the formation of an advisory council to help improve its relations with the LGBT community.
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Baltimore mayor to preside over Pride Festival mass wedding
BALTIMORE — Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will officiate a mass wedding for same-sex couples during the Baltimore Pride Festival next month.
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With marriage now legal, Md. to end partner benefits for gay state workers
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Governor of Maryland has notified state employees that shared benefits for domestic partners will end on December 31, and if they want to continue their health insurance coverage, they’ll have to get married.
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Doctor withdraws as Johns Hopkins commencement speaker over anti-gay remarks
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore pediatric neurosurgeon who made derogatory comments comparing same-sex marriage to bestiality has withdrawn as commencement speaker at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
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Transgender protections bill fails to pass Maryland senate committee
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A bill that would have prohibited discrimination against transgender Marylanders in the areas of housing, employment, and public accommodations, failed on Thursday to pass a committee vote.
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Non- discrimination laws will improve the lives of transgender Marylanders — and everyone else
The largest study on transgender populations in the country found that one in five Maryland respondents report having lost their job due to being transgender; 12 percent have been, or are homeless and over half of the transgender population has been harassed and or denied service in a public space, just for being who they are. These statistics paint an unfortunate, but accurate, picture of how transgender Marylanders are being treated by their fellow Maryland residents, including their families, their co-workers, and their neighbors. Like any marginalized community, it is hard not to internalize this really hurtful mistreatment.
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Ethics panel criticizes Md. lawmaker for ‘official’ rant against Ravens’ linebacker
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — An ethics panel has criticized a Maryland lawmaker for using his official letterhead to urge Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti to restrain linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo from publicly supporting same-sex marriage.
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Maryland lawmakers introduce transgender rights bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill that would ban anti-transgender discrimination in the workplace, housing and public accommodations.
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Cub Scout pack rescinds gay-welcoming policy under threat of losing its charter
A Cub Scout pack in Maryland has been forced to rescind its gay-inclusive non-discrimination policy in order to keep its charter with the Boy Scouts of America.
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Maryland lawmaker claims marriage votes spurred alcohol abuse
A Maryland lawmaker told a local newspaper last week that legislators who voted for the state’s same-sex marriage bill contributed to his alcohol abuse. Delegate Don Dwyer (R-Anne Arundel County) told the Maryland Gazette in an interview the newspaper posted to its website on Saturday that he felt “betrayed” when Dels. Wade Koch (R-Baltimore County) […]