May 10, 2012
President Obama's endorsement of marriage equality is a great boost to our campaign. We understand this is a difficult issue for many people like it was for the President. We think many voters will identify with his journey, and his position will help grow our already overwhelming support with his voters.
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April 18, 2012
In his Sunday column, former Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.writes that "advocates [of same-sex marriage] have attached themselves to the civil rights movement" and that we're making parallels to a "Jim Crow brand of discrimination" ("Maryland will reject same-sex marriage," April 15). That's offensive and plain wrong. It's also part and parcel of the strategy adopted by some to pit Marylanders against each other.
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April 13, 2012
Last month Governor Martin O'Malley signed the Civil Marriage Protection Act into law. Under his tireless leadership – and that of key legislators and the large coalition of gay and straight organizations – committed gay and lesbian couples will be able to marry on January 1, 2013 – if all goes well this fall.
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April 11, 2012
BALTIMORE – Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the campaign working for civil marriage equality to Maryland, today announced that veteran political strategist Josh Levin has been named campaign manager, effective immediately. Levin will lead the statewide effort to defend the Civil Marriage Protection Act, Maryland’s same-sex marriage law that will likely be on the ballot in November.
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March 29, 2012
BALTIMORE - Earlier this week a federal court ordered that internal documents written by the National Organization for Marriage, one of the nation's leading anti-gay groups that funds the Maryland Marriage Alliance, be publicly disclosed.
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March 15, 2012
As opponents of Maryland's new same-sex marriage law gear up for a petition drive, supporters of the measure are getting into the act, too. Marylanders for Marriage Equality, a coalition that backs the new law, is collecting names online in an effort to show "support for defending marriage equality for loving gay and lesbian couples."
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March 13, 2012
A new poll commissioned by Marylanders for Marriage Equality shows 52 percent of respondents would "probably" or "definitely" vote for the same-sex marriage bill if it is on the ballot in November. The survey showed that 44 percent would "probably" or "definitely" vote the measure down.
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February 23, 2012
Following the successful vote in the House of Delegates last week, the Maryland Senate today approved the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which enables committed gay and lesbian couples to get a civil marriage license.
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February 21, 2012
Following the momentous victory in the House of Delegates last week, a senate committee today approved the Civil Marriage Protection Act paving the way for a full senate vote this week.
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February 17, 2012
The Maryland House of Delegates voted in favor of House Bill 438, the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which allows committed gay and lesbian couples to marry in the state. The measure, which is a cornerstone of Governor Martin O’Malley’s legislative agenda this year, now moves to the Senate, where it cleared the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee late last month.
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