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Maryland transgender bill voted out of Senate ‘graveyard’
A transgender non-discrimination bill in Maryland received a boost Tuesday when the Maryland State Senate Rules Committee voted to allow it to advance through the normal legislative process rather than die in committee.
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Maryland House of Delegates passes gender identity protections bill
The Maryland House of Delegates on Saturday approved the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, legislation that would prohibit discrimination in employment, housing and credit for Transgender Marylanders.
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Maryland gay marriage: justice delayed, not defeated
The decision by the House of Delegates to send a bill legalizing gay marriage back to the House Judiciary Committee — a move designed to prevent the measure’s outright defeat — is a crushing disappointment to the thousands of Marylanders…
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Maryland’s marriage equality bill shelved, no gay marriage this year
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 approved on voice vote a motion to send the bill back to the Judiciary Committee, an acknowledgment by supporters that it did not have sufficient […]
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Maryland House rejects amendments to marriage equality bill; delegate announces he’s gay
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.
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Maryland House committee advances marriage equality bill
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.
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Maryland delegates flip and flop over support for marriage equality bill
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 […]
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Maryland delegates ready to vote on gay marriage bill; NOM mailers spread fear
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.
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Baltimore delegates delay key vote on passage of Maryland gay marriage 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.
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Maryland House committee set to vote on marriage equality bill
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.