By a vote of 7-4 Maryland’s Senate Judiciary Committee just passed its marriage equality bill. The bill passed in the Maryland House last Friday. RELATED: Maryland Del. Sam Arora campaigned for office on his pledge to support marriage equality and even cosponsored the failed 2011 bill. Moments after he voted against the bill on Friday, his senior adviser quit on …
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Quote Of The Day – Ruth Jacobs
“What is it about Baltimore County councilmember Tom Quirk? He sponsors a ‘gender identity’ bill to legalize transvestite behavior with the result that cross-dressing men will be able to enter the ladies’ room. Then he fails to understand how this could be a problem. Quirk also claims he doesn’t want discrimination against transgenders. Then he wouldn’t want discrimination against anyone …
Read More »Maryland House PASSES Marriage Bill
The Maryland House of Delegates has passed its marriage equality bill by a vote of 71-67. The bill now goes to the state Senate. Gov. Martin O’Malley has pledged to sign the bill should it reach his desk. EARLIER: The chamber has reconvened and the feed is live now.EARLIER: Here we go again. Listen live here. Things are supposed to …
Read More »LIVE: Maryland House Marriage Vote
UPDATE: Well, bother. The chair gaveled in the proceedings just long enough to delay the vote until tomorrow morning. False alarm, everybody. Now we get to worry about what evil amendments will be pitched during tomorrow morning’s committee meetings.EARLIER: It’s a busy day for equality. At any moment from this writing the Maryland House of Delgates is set to vote …
Read More »MARYLAND: Marriage Bill Clears House Committee By 25-18 Vote
The bill had to survive the usual bullshit poison pill amendments from the GOP, including one that would require parental consent before teachers could mention “non-traditional” families. The full chamber will debate and vote later this week. And if you’re counting, that’s THREE big honking wins for the good guys this week. And it’s only Tuesday.
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TODAY: Maryland Marriage Hearings
Openly gay Maryland Del. Luke Clippinger writes to give us the heads up that today’s marriage equality hearing should begin around 1pm. CORRECTED LINK: Live listen HERE.
Read More »“Ex-Gays” Are Being Oppressed!
PFOX is outraged that a Maryland school board member is “disgusted” by their flier campaign telling students that they don’t have to “choose” to be gay. “We call on the Montgomery County Board of Education to enforce its Nondiscrimination Policy and censure Superintendent Starr immediately,” said Regina Griggs, executive director of PFOX. “The Policy mandates that schools provide ‘an atmosphere …
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Freep This Maryland Poll
Last week when we freeped the AFA, you forced them to end the poll and freeze the results. Heh. Here’s another shot, this time for a local Maryland television station. (Via JMG reader Larry Mac)
Read More »From The Red-Caped Catholic Loons
The red-caped Catholic loons of Tradition, Values & Property were at the anti-gay hate rally outside of Maryland’s Capitol. This is their clip. Watch this and try not to think about Kristallnacht. Terrifying.
Read More »FRC Rips Maryland’s First Lady
14 Year-Old Fascist Youth Asks Maryland To Deny Marriage As Her Birthday Present
And SURPRISE! She’s home-schooled.
Read More »LIVE AUDIO: Maryland Marriage Debate
It’s underway right now.
Read More »Anti-Gay Groups Rally Against Same-Sex Marriage Outside Maryland State Capitol
Igor Volsky has the story at Think Progress.
Read More »Concerned Women Are Concernstipated That Gay Marriage Will Curse Maryland
“There can be no doubt that America and the state of Maryland have been richly blessed throughout our history. And I hope we can all recognize that those blessings did not come in the abstract. They are the direct result of policies that found their underpinning in the teachings of Christ. Our Founders recognized that. It is a simple calculation. …
Read More »Maryland Marriage Poll: Tipping Point?
Another question on the poll reveals that of those who oppose same-sex marriage, 74% cite “religious belief” as the foundation for their position. Only 74%?
Read More »Washington & Maryland Governors Slam Chris Christie On Marriage Ballot Issue
(Via – Igor Volsky)
Read More »FRC Bemoans Marriage Advances
Enjoy the hand-wringing. Unless God intervenes, Governor Chris Gregoire will succeed in her effort to legalize same-sex “marriage” in Washington State. Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen (D) announced Monday that she will support the bill, making her’s the 25th vote necessary for passage. “You are saying…you know better than God,” said Pastor Ken Hutcherson of the Antioch Bible Church. The House …
Read More »Maryland Gov Introduces Marriage Bill
(Via – Towleroad)
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