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More positive polling for gay marriage, and a boost from flight attendants
More positive polling in Maine and Washington. Gay couples get a green light to sue over civil unions in New Jersey. A vote on DOMA gets postponed until next week. And marriage equality gets a boost from the National Association of Flight Attendants. This week’s Marriage News Watch is here…
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Maryland high school reverses ban, will allow play to include gay scene
BEL AIR, Md. — Students in a suburban Baltimore high school’s drama club are rejoicing after school administrators reversed a decision that would have prevented them from staging a play that included a scene in which two young men come to realize they are attracted to each other.
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Secret anti-gays unmasked, then re-masked; defending DOMA costing taxpayers
It’s been a crazy week, with secret anti-gay activists unmasked and then re-masked in Washington state. A Maryland football player is our new best friend, DOMA continues to crumble but not before costing taxpayers $520 per hour. And why is Australia’s Prime Minister resisting a marriage equality measure that would increase public support for her party?
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NFL linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo speaks out for marriage equality
BALTIMORE — NFL linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo of the Baltimore Ravens is a Marylander for Marriage Equality, appearing in a campaign of high profile Marylanders to build support for same-sex marriage legislation in Maryland.
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BofA reimburses ‘gay tax,’ phony survey backfires, all hands on deck in Maryland
Say what you will about Bank of America, but they gave their LGBT employees a pretty remarkable gift this week. A phony anti-gay survey backfires in Washington when voters refuse to fall for discriminatory talking points. Turmoil at Equality California with a surprise resignation, and it’s all hands on deck right now in Maryland.
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Maryland Governor launches campaign for marriage equality legislation
Governor Martin O’Malley is a Marylander for marriage equality. The Democratic Governor on Monday released a video in which he called for balancing religious freedom with the freedom to marry.
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Baltimore woman sentenced in McDonald’s attack on trangender woman
A Baltimore woman accused of beating a transgender woman at an area McDonald’s on April 18 has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to the attack.
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Maryland Governor hosts fundraiser for LGBTQ advocacy organization
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) wants marriage equality legislation approved in the Maryland legislature’s 2012 session, and is making it a priority of his administration. And in a display of unity with LGBTQ Marylanders, O’Malley co-hosted a fundraiser in suburban Washington on Wednesday evening, benefiting Equality Maryland.
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Teen pleads guilty in attack on transgender woman at Baltimore area McDonald’s
A 19-year-old woman whose beating of a transgender woman at a Baltimore-area McDonald’s earlier this year, has pleaded to the attack.
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New York gay couples marry, Al Franken catches a fibber in DOMA hearing
Pretty quiet week, nothing too exciting — except everyone in New York getting married! Plus hearings on DOMA repeal, with Al Franken calling out an anti-gay liar. Plus more news from Maryland to Washington state. This week’s Marriage News Watch is here.