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发帖数: 4174 | 1 Posted on Advocate.com January 20, 2011
Marriage Bill Comes to Maryland
By Michelle Garcia
Governor Martin O'Malley Lawmakers will introduce a bill to legalize
marriage equality in Maryland next week, with the backing of newly reelected
governor Martin O'Malley.
Equality Maryland and national group Freedom to Marry will hold a joint news
conference Tuesday to officially announce the introduction of the bill,
according to the Washington Blade.
To boost lobbying efforts, Equality Maryland has hired more staff members to
do the necessary legwork to rally support for the bill. Meetings to recruit
volunteers are being scheduled across the state. Groups have already begun
to assemble in Prince George's and Montgomery counties and will meet
regularly. Conversely, the National Organization for Marriage, a strongly
antigay organization that has fought marriage equality in many states, has
pledged to do so in Maryland.
The announcement comes after Republican senator Allan Kittleman stepped down
as minority leader after two years because of his interest in introducing a
bill to legalize civil unions for gay and lesbian couples. He decided he
was not sufficiently conservative for fellow GOPers. |
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