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The Banned Books That Helped Shape Who We Are
By Nehemiah Bester, Stefany Thomas, Melody Vidmar, Dana Vickers Shelley, Danielle Tyler
Baltimore City Schools: Protect Trans Children — Pass Policy JBB
Poster created by students in Wide Angle Youth Media in collaboration with GLSEN Maryland, The Office of Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and the Baltimore City LGBTQ Commission. Supported by the Open Society Institute-Baltimore.
By Nicole McCann
Marking a marriage equality milestone
There are many milestones on the road to justice. Here in Maryland, one such signpost on the journey to realizing marriage equality was the groundbreaking 2006 ruling by Baltimore Circuit Judge M. Brooke Murdock, who has now retired from the bench. Judge Murdock said that it was a violation of the state constitution to deny same-sex couples the right to marry. Now, similar rulings are close to commonplace – it seems as if new ones are issued every few months in “Red,” “Purple,” and “Blue” states across the country. But in 2006, her decision was visionary, and courageous.
Halfway There! Legislative Session Update – March 8
Can you believe it? We are already halfway through the General Assembly session!
Marriage at Midnight, and More Updates!
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!
The long road to marriage equality in Maryland
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!
A Marriage Moment (and Another One to Come)
By James Esseks, Director, ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & AIDS Project at 11:56am
Maryland is on the verge of history
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.
ACLU thrilled by historic House vote for marriage equality bill
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.
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