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Breaking News! Same-sex couples from Baltimore can get married at City Hall starting at 12:30 AM on New Year's Day - right after Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake gets back from the city's fireworks display!

On November 6, the ACLU of Maryland joined supporters across the state in waiting with bated breath for word on whether the Civil Marriage Protection Act would be approved by voters. Then, jubilation! Maryland voters had approved Question 6 and said "yes" to marriage equality! 

By James Esseks, Director, ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & AIDS Project at 11:56am

We at the ACLU of Maryland, with the broader statewide coalition of Marylanders for Marriage Equality, have been working hard for a marriage equality victory at the polls this November. Now with less than 100 days until Election Day, those of us who support fairness for all Maryland families are ramping up our efforts even more. That is why the ACLU of Maryland, with over 100 coalition partners in the campaign Marylanders for Marriage Equality, are so excited about the August Coalition Day of Action and we want you to join us! Together we can help the Free State become the first in the country to win and protect marriage equality. With the polls and momentum with us, we can win. But it can only happen with your help.

On Friday, 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.

The Murphy family for Marylanders for Marriage Equality.