Topics :: Maryland

Whither the Whiter GOP?

By Steve Weinstein | Wednesday Jan 16, 2013
Will the party of Lincoln come to its sense, or will it sink into crotchety senescence? Post-election, the question remains.

We Win the Jackpot! Maryland, Maine, Iowa, Washington State, Minnesota

By Steve Weinstein | Wednesday Nov 7, 2012
Voters in Maryland approved same-sex marriage in a repudiation of certain religious figures, adding to Maine’s same-sex marriage vote. In Iowa, voters did not vote to turn out the state’s chief judge for his decision on same-sex marriage.

Gay Marriage Activists Make History in Md.

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Nov 7, 2012
Maryland joins a handful of other states that voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Tuesday.

Anti-Marriage Equality Md. Politician Harms Kids in Drunken Boating Incident

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Aug 28, 2012
Maryland’s most vocal politician against gay marriage, which he says will impact children’s health, admitted to crashing his boat into another boat full of children while intoxicated and in injuring four.

Anti-Marriage Equality Ballot Measure OK’ed for Maryland

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Jul 12, 2012
A anti-gay marriage group in Maryland was successful in collecting enough signatures to put the state’s gay marriage law on the November ballot, which means voters will ultimatly decide the issue.

Md. Priest Who Denied Lesbian Communion Leaves Archdiocese

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Jul 11, 2012
A priest from Maryland who denied a woman communion at her mother’s funeral because she is a lesbian is no longer with the Archdiocese of Washington.

Find Divine Pride in Baltimore

By Robert Israel | Thursday May 24, 2012
Baltimore is a friendly and historic city now in the throes of celebrating a fun and raucous summer, with Pride scheduled for June 15-17.

Victory Fund Honors Gay Md. Lawmakers

By Michael K. Lavers | Monday Apr 16, 2012
The Victory Fund honored the eight gay and lesbian Maryland lawmakers who spearheaded the passage of their state’s marriage equality bill at their National Champagne Brunch in Washington, D.C., on Sunday.

Baltimore County Enacts Transgender Rights Law

By Jason St. Amand | Sunday Apr 15, 2012
Maryland recently passed a bill that protects transgender people from discrimination.

"In The Life" Episode Profiles Transgender Children

By Michael K. Lavers | Sunday Apr 8, 2012
Jackie Singer of Laurel, Md., and her family are among those who appear in the latest episode of the LGBT newsmagazine "In The Life" that profiles transgender and gender non-conforming children.