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Friday, February 17, 2012

Md. House Passes Gay Marriage Bill

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The effort to legalize gay marriage has passed a long-standing hurdle in the Maryland House of Delegates.

The House voted 71-67 Friday to give gay couples the right to marry.

After a week of speculation on whether proponents would gather the votes needed, lawmakers debated it Thursday evening.

Several amendments to the bill were rejected. They included creating civil unions and allowing parents to opt out of education programs that address same-sex relationships.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The DT reports that Democrat Norman Conway voted against the bill. Thank you Norman!

I hope this wasn't because he knew there were enough votes for it to pass.

Anonymous said...

Disgusting time for the shore to secede.

Anonymous said...

Just another way to generate more income-marriage licenses can cost $60 a pop--more revenue for the state to spend. More business for the legal profession when couples divorce.