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Maryland state Senate votes in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage
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.
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Maryland GOP urges voters to pressure Democrats to vote against gay marriage
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.
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Surprise! NOM-funded poll says Maryland voters are against marriage equality
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.”
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Maryland senate committee approves marriage equality bill
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.
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Majority of Maryland senators say they will support marriage equality
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.
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Android marriages are in Maryland’s future if same-sex marriage legalized
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.
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NOM testimony against Maryland marriage equality has unintended effect
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.
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Maryland GOP leader announces support for marriage equality bill
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.”
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Marriage equality battle ramps up in New Hampshire, Maryland
Two New Hampshire legislators have introduced bills to repeal the state’s marriage equality law, even though Republican leaders said that such a repeal is not a party priority in 2011. And several other states saw legislative moves toward or away from equality in the past week.
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Maryland senate majority leader introduces marriage equality bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers are making good on their promise to introduce marriage equality bill in the state legislature this year, and advocates are optimistic that Maryland will soon become the sixth state to legalize same-sex unions.