{"id":5241,"date":"2011-03-05T19:58:24","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T19:58:24","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-03-05T19:58:24","modified_gmt":"2011-03-05T19:58:24","slug":"maryland-moves-closer-to-marriage-equality-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2011\/03\/maryland-moves-closer-to-marriage-equality-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland moves closer to marriage equality bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

A state House committee narrowly backed legislation to give same-sex couples in Maryland the same full marriage rights as heterosexuals. The 12-10 vote by the House Judiciary sends the bill, which already has been approved by the state Senate<\/a>, to the full House of Delegates, which could vote on the measure next week. Gov. Martin O’Malley has said he would sign the measure if it passes. Morgan Meneses-Sheets, executive director for Equality Maryland<\/strong><\/a>, an advocacy group for gay and lesbian Marylanders, described the committee vote as an important step forward while acknowledging the vote could be close in the full House. “It\u2019s not a done deal, so we\u2019re just going to keep working,” Meneses-Sheets said.<\/p>\n

[via BostonHerald.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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