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Equality Maryland Names Kevin Walling New Director of Development (12/18/08)

Kim Miller to Serve as Equality Maryland Office Manager (12/18/08)

Equality Maryland Welcomes New Executive Director (11/12/08)

Equality Maryland Applauds Ruling by Connecticut High Court Ending Marriage Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples (10/10/08)

Victory in Maryland: High Court Rules for Challengers to Illegal Referendum Petition That Attempted to Overturn a Transgender Anti-Discrimination Law (09/08/08)

Montgomery County Court Says Referendum Petition To Overturn Transgender Protections Will Move Forward (07/25/08)

Executive Director Dan Furmansky Announces Year-End Departure (05/30/08)

Equality Maryland Applauds Ruling by California High Court Ending Marriage Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples (05/15/08)

Basic Rights Montgomery Forms to Fight Repeal of Nondiscrimination Law (04/24/08)

2008 Legislative Round-Up (04/09/08)

City Of Baltimore Passes Resolution In Support Of The Religious Freedom And Civil Marriage Protection Act (03/18/08)

Equality Maryland Seeks Judicial Review of Petitions Blocking Implementation of Montgomery County Anti-Discrimination Law (03/14/08)

Hundreds of Marylanders Descend on Annapolis to Rally and Lobby for LGBT Civil Rights (02/08/08)

City Of College Park Passes Resolution In Support Of The Religious Freedom And Civil Marriage Protection Act (02/06/08)

Equality Maryland Uges Governor O'Malley to Extend Equal Benefits to State Employees (02/04/08)

Equality Maryland Applauds Introduction Of The Religious Freedom And Civil Marriage Protection Act (01/25/08)

Equality Maryland aplaude la introducción del proyecto de Ley de Protección del Matrimonio Civil y la Libertad Religiosa (01/25/08)

Equality Maryland Mourns the Loss of Senator Gwendolyn Britt (01/13/08)

The Last Word: The Loving Decision (11/15/08)

Equality's Winding Path (11/06/08)

Same-sex marriage ban challenged in court (11/05/08)

Polis becomes 3rd openly gay member of Congress (11/05/08)

Constitutional Convention Rejected in Connecticut (11/05/08)

Mothers want book off of children's shelf (10/15/08)

Conn. high court rules same-sex couples can marry (10/10/08)

Ten years after Matthew Shepard (10/10/08)

"We're Headed in the Right Direction": An Interview with Dan Furmansky (10/10/08)

'Gay Pride' shirts: Free speech or costly academic disturbance? (10/01/08)

ACLU Seeks Data on Spying for 32 Groups, including Equality Maryland (10/01/08)

Model In the Middle: ANTM's Isis King (09/30/08)

3 New Judges, Picked By O'Malley, May Shift Divided Panel's Balance (09/27/08)

'A great sense of security': Trans residents of Montgomery County praise new bias law (09/26/08)

Transgender vet wins suit against Library Of Congress (09/22/08)

Ruling Inspires New Hope For Transgender People (09/15/08)

'It's hard to endure' (09/12/08)

Court upholds Mont. Co. trans measure (09/08/08)

Palin's church promoting conference aimed at converting gays (09/06/08)

Decision time for Mont. Co. transgender question (09/05/08)

Transgenders get home of their own (09/03/08)

Police say pair stomped, stabbed gang member they believed was gay (08/19/08)

Gay marriage and the black vote (08/14/08)

Polis' win a big gain for gay movement (08/14/08)

MontCo referendum seen as guide to nixing transgender laws in U.S. (08/04/08)

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Hits Women Much More (06/23/08)

Gay Man Attacked Outside Patterson Park (06/21/08)

Calif. has gold ring rush (06/20/08)

Norway passes law approving gay marriage (06/17/08)

Campaign now underway to save trans law (06/13/08)

New York to Back Same-Sex Unions From Elsewhere (05/29/08)

UMBC to apply for on-campus ROTC unit (05/29/08)

The court got it right (05/22/08)

State high court's narrow ruling fails the modern family (05/21/08)

New law aims to stop schoolyard bullying of gays (05/21/08)

Court denies visitation to ex-partner (05/20/08)

State's top court rejects 'de facto' parent status (05/19/08)

Calif. court OKs gay marriage (05/16/08)

Magisterial Conviction: Why the California Supreme Court did more than legalize gay marriage (05/15/08)

Gay marriage legal in California, court declares (05/15/08)

Md. Gov. Signs Inclusive Bully Law (05/14/08)

Loving Loving (05/12/08)

Gay office at Univ. of Maryland spared cuts (05/09/08)

A limited partnership (05/06/08)

With Involvement We Gain Influence (05/06/08)

Survey shows gays 'ignorant' of basic rights issues (05/01/08)

Local 'spiritual activist' honored for LGBT work (04/30/08)

Halted anti-discrimination bill must be pushed forward (04/26/08)

"Playing political chicken with civil rights is frustrating": An Interview with Dan Furmansky (04/11/08)

Univ. of Md. LGBT office faces staff cut (04/09/08)

From the altar, a vow of protest (03/31/08)

Changing lives: Frederick County transgenders speak out (03/28/08)

Baltimore Tells Md. Lawmakers To Pass Gay Marriage Bill (03/18/08)

Md. Senate approves rights for unmarried couples (03/18/08)

Equality Maryland will challenge transgender petition (03/13/08)

Lavender Legalese (03/13/08)

Sex-Ed Curriculum's Opponents Won't Appeal (03/07/08)

Mont. Co. trans law could face public vote (02/29/08)

Attacks Show Easygoing Jamaica Is Dire Place for Gays (02/24/08)

Equality Maryland wants to ensure validity in anti-discrimination petition (02/22/08)

Lambda Rising's Baltimore store to close (02/21/08)

Transgender law at risk (02/21/08)

Battle heats up over CRG petition drive (02/21/08)

Commission Report Cites Flaws in New Jersey Civil Union Law (02/20/08)

Legalizing same-sex marriage is sensible (02/20/08)

Report criticizes N.J. civil union law (02/18/08)

Report: Civil union law fails to achieve goal of equality (02/17/08)

AG Throws Support Behind Gay Marriage Bill (02/14/08)

Gay activists pin hope on a bishop (02/14/08)

Federal AIDS grant to Maryland reduced (02/13/08)

Gay Community Hopeful Same-Sex Marriage Bill Will Pass (02/11/08)

County residents say same-sex marriage bill will help them (02/11/08)

Gay-marriage lobby set (02/10/08)

Gay-marriage opposition is stepped up (02/08/08)

Montgomery sex-ed lessons upheld in court (02/01/08)

Get mad, get active (01/25/08)

New same-sex marriage battle ahead (01/25/08)

Tougher Policy on Bullying Proposed (01/25/08)

Gays plan rights fight: Q&A with Carrie Evans (01/20/08)

Majority favors legalized unions (01/17/08)

Politics comes out of the closet (01/16/08)

Legal clinic for the 'ignored' (01/14/08)

A Winning Strategy: Chipping Away at Barriers (01/13/08)

Gay marriage opponents already lost (01/13/08)

Md. Senator Known for Putting People First (01/13/08)

Md. senator tirelessly fought for civil rights (01/13/08)

Md. lawmakers define domestic partner (01/10/08)

The First Vote in Annapolis (01/10/08)

Bills Pursued to Gain Rights Piece by Piece (01/06/08)

Being gay a non-issue for Takoma Park's mayor (01/04/08)

Md. court boots gay marriage question to reluctant lawmakers (01/03/08)

2008 Legislative Preview: Gay marriage, felons' rights on the agenda (01/03/08)

Lawmakers' Agenda Limited Only by Money (01/03/08)