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  • Maryland Marriage Vote Tally: 23

    By on February 14, 2011

    Valentine's Day brought good news for same-sex couples in Maryland hoping to legally tie the knot in the state. According to the Baltimore Sun, Sen....

  • The Unspoken Six [UPDATED]

    By on February 10, 2011

    With Maryland State Sen. Jim Brochin (D) confirming that he has changed his stance on marriage equality by expressing his support for Senate Bill 116,...

  • Marriage Talk in Annapolis

    By on February 8, 2011

    Hundreds of supporters and opponents of legal recognition of same-sex marriage in Maryland filled the state's Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee room in Annapolis on Tuesday,...

  • Examining Intent

    By on January 12, 2011

    Maryland state Sen. Allan H. Kittleman (R-Carroll, Howard) raised eyebrows last week by announcing that he would be introducing a civil-unions bill for Maryland couples....

  • Maryland's Marriage Push

    By on December 23, 2010

    The prize is the same, but the playing field has improved for activists seeking marriage equality in Maryland over the past three years. It was...

  • LGBT Leaders Unite

    By on July 28, 2010

    Leaders from about 60 LGBT organizations around the country will gather in Baltimore next week for the Equality Federation's annual Summer Meeting, as Equality Maryland...

  • Tastee Tempest

    By on August 26, 2009

    Ford and Brown at the Tastee Diner in Silver Spring It was a special night at Silver Spring's Tastee Diner. The patrons, about 50 of...

  • North and South

    By on August 19, 2009

    After five years housed in Silver Spring, Equality Maryland has returned to its ''hometown,'' Baltimore. “The move back to Baltimore is a strategic one, part...

  • Lobby Days Loom

    By on January 14, 2009

    Equal rights organizations in Maryland and Virginia both bid farewell to their longtime leaders last year, making way for two new leaders to head the...

  • New Blood

    By on November 19, 2008

    Equality Maryland has announced that Kate Runyon, of Ann Arbor, Mich., will be taking over as the GLBT-advocacy group's new executive director. The former interim...

  • Outing the Vote

    By on October 22, 2008

    According to figures posted by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics, the District of Columbia counts about 330,000 registered voters. About 90 percent of...

  • Free State Victory

    By on September 10, 2008

    The nearly yearlong struggle to implement Montgomery County's anti-discrimination law inclusive of gender identity -- blocked by Citizens for Responsible Government (CRG) following the law's...

  • Judicial Jousting

    By on July 30, 2008

    Equal-rights advocates in Maryland say they are disappointed, but not discouraged, following a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge's July 24 ruling in favor of Citizens...

  • Prepared for the Worst

    By on July 16, 2008

    Equal-rights advocates in Maryland are hoping for the best while preparing for the worst, regarding Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Robert A. Greenberg's upcoming ruling...

  • Discrimination Wins One

    By on June 18, 2008

    Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Robert A. Greenberg ruled Wednesday, June 11, that Equality Maryland and Lambda Legal missed the Maryland Board of Election's deadline...