- Maryland lawmakers set a much-anticipated vote on Friday whether to legalize gay marriage, just a day after a similar measure on the contentious social issue passed in New Jersey. (msnbc.com)
- Martin OMalleys bill to legalize same-sex marriage has thrust Marylands legislature onto the national stage. Should the General Assembly pass the bill, Maryland would likely become the eighth state to legalize gay marriages. (Baltimore Sun)
- Former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Republican National Committee Chair Ken Mehlman are among the high-profile figures lobbying Maryland lawmakers to vote in favor of marriage equality in the state. Mehlman called Republican Del. (DAILY KOS)
- The latest battleground for this alleged fight is Maryland, where legislators likewise dismiss the myth of "warring" gay and black communities, perpetuated by that discriminatory law. (Miami Herald)
- Maryland has a wide array of climates, due to local variances in elevation, proximity to water, and protection from colder weather due to downslope winds. (Worldnews.com)
- ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - The gay marriage debate shifts on Friday to Maryland, where lawmakers will take up the issue in what promises to be a heated legislative session the day after a similar bill passed in New Jersey. (South Bend Tribune)
- Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley said he still needs the votes of a couple of lawmakers to pass a bill legalizing gay marriage. OMalley decided to sponsor the measure after it failed to garner enough support in the House of Delegates last year. (NBC Washington)
- Governor OMalley says he supports gay marriage for the benefit of children stand up and say it is an opinion based on rejection of Catholic teaching and Maryland jurisprudence. (Baltimore Sun)
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Maryland gay marriage
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