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Montgomery County Town of Kensington Passes Civil Marriage Equality Resolution (12/11/07)

Study: Marriage Equality Economic Boost for Maryland (11/28/07)

Equality Maryland Applauds Montgomery County Council for Unanimous Passage of Transgender Anti-Discrimination Legislation (11/13/07)

Equality Maryland Expresses Disappointment at Passage of Non-Inclusive ENDA (11/08/07)

Civil Rights Hero Congressman John Lewis To Deliver Keynote Address at the Fifth Annual Equality Maryland Jazz Brunch (10/19/07)

One, United Community: A Message from Equality Maryland (10/02/07)

Equality Federation Statement on Removal of Protections for Transgender Americans from the Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (10/01/07)

Equality Maryland Urges Montgomery County Council to Pass Transgender Anti-Discrimination Legislation (10/01/07)

We Are Not Done: A Message from Executive Director Dan Furmansky (09/20/07)

ACLU and Equality Maryland Denounce 4 to 3 Decision by Maryland High Court Denying Marriage Protections for Same-Sex Couples (09/18/07)

Equality Maryland Applauds Governor O'Malley for Prohibiting Transgender Discrimination in State Employment (09/14/07)

Backlash Felt by EQMD Sign Supporters: A Note from Executive Director Dan Furmansky (08/06/07)

Equality Maryland launches new "Marylanders For Marriage" campaign (07/05/07)

Why We Have Pride: A Message from Executive Director Dan Furmansky (06/14/07)

Equality Maryland and Del. Heather Mizeur Pass One of State's Only Health Care Access Bills of 2007 (04/10/07)

Equality Maryland Deeply Disappointed by Defeat of Transgender Equality Legislation (03/23/07)

Equality Maryland Succeeds in Killing Del. Don Dwyer's Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendment (03/22/07)

Del. Ramirez joins Sen. Britt to Push for Marriage Equality (02/08/07)

Op-Ed by Executive Director Dan Furmansky: 'Legal strangers' just want equal treatment under the law (01/24/07)

Religious Leaders Convene in Annapolis to Show Broad Opposition to Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendment (01/23/07)

Insurance unclear in civil unions (12/23/07)

Altered Lives (12/21/07)

Gays Living in Shadows of New Iraq (12/18/07)

Same-sex marriage will be battle for Democrats (12/14/07)

Editorial: Caving In on Hate Crimes (12/10/07)

Court: Gay Couple Can't Divorce in RI (12/07/07)

Envoy Unhappy With State Department's Treatment of Gays (12/05/07)

Appellate Judge Picked for State's Top Court (12/05/07)

A New Push to Roll Back 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (11/30/07)

Gay nuptials could bring tax gain to Md. (11/29/07)

Legislative agenda looks full for '08 (11/29/07)

Study: Legalizing Gay Marriage Would Help Md.'s Budget (11/28/07)

Same-sex marriage: Good business for Maryland? (11/28/07)

Leggett Signs Bill For Protection of Transgender People (11/22/07)

Commission honors Howard County PFLAG co-founder (11/21/07)

Presbytery is pushing to change marriage policy (11/20/07)

EQMD board member wins College Park election (11/16/07)

Baltimore archbishop's homily offends gays (11/16/07)

Transgender Bill May Be Close to Passing (11/11/07)

House passes ban on job bias against gays (11/08/07)

Baltimore archbishop calls defense of traditional marriage 'an urgent necessity' (11/06/07)

Achieving Federal Rights for Same-Sex Couples (11/05/07)

Civil Unions Fall Short of Marriage, State Discovers (11/02/07)

Transgender bill raises some hackles (10/31/07)

Baltimore mayor to create gay issues office (10/29/07)

Maryland Inmate AIDS Cases Doubled, Report Says (10/28/07)

New Jersey Civil Union Law Has Fallen Short in Its First Year, Commission Is Told (10/28/07)

Changing blacks' tune on same-sex marriage? (10/26/07)

Group seeking black support of gay marriage (10/25/07)

Raising LGBT Visibility in Northeast Baltimore (10/22/07)

Transgender pastor prompts uneasy questions for Methodists (10/19/07)

Same-sex marriage on state's agenda (10/14/07)

"We Are Moving Full Steam Ahead": An Interview with Dan Furmansky (10/12/07)

LGBT Legal Clinic to Open in Baltimore (10/09/07)

Some Md. leaders warming to civil unions (10/09/07)

O'Malley open to signing marriage bill (10/05/07)

Montgomery Co. Council hears testimony on transgender bill (10/04/07)

Taking on the gay marriage ban (10/04/07)

Maryland's Highest Court Rules Against A Claim to a Right to Same-Sex Marriage: Why, In This Area, Litigation Still Matters (10/02/07)

Gay rights groups angered by weaker antidiscrimination bill (10/02/07)

Dan Furmansky: I've tired of fighting for dignity, respect (10/02/07)

John Lestitian: Every kind of family needs protection and security (10/01/07)

Revised ENDA Also Reduces Protections For Gays, Legal Group Says (10/01/07)

A Moment of Truth (09/29/07)

Hate crimes reported in Hyattsville area (09/28/07)

Plaintiff in Md. marriage case to run for office (09/28/07)

Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution (09/28/07)

Marriage ruling leads to vows for legislation in General Assembly (09/28/07)

NJ Civil Unions Fall Short, Panel Told (09/27/07)

With O'Malley, Flip-Flops and Twisting Tongues (09/27/07)

Letter: Maryland's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage (09/27/07)

The rights and wrongs of gay marriage (09/26/07)

ENDA hits snag over transgender inclusion (09/26/07)

Appeals court sticks with dogma (09/26/07)

Dels. Anderson, Conaway, Rosenberg on Marriage (09/26/07)

Looking for a 'traditional' family? Here it is (09/23/07)

Same-sex marriage: Issue too hot to be taken on faith (09/23/07)

Governor Prohibits Transgender Discrimination in State Employment (09/21/07)

C is for civil union, compromise (09/21/07)

Legal analysis: Experts call ruling 'troubling' (09/21/07)

Md. plaintiffs say ruling was a shock (09/20/07)

Md. Senate President Won't Back Gay Unions (09/20/07)

O'Malley backed gay marriage in private e-mails (09/20/07)

Baltimore Sun Editorial: A civil right (09/19/07)

Mayor Jerry Sanders' Statement on San Diego Marriage Resolution (09/19/07)

'We shall not be moved': Md. gay rights supporters rally after defeat (09/18/07)

Maryland's Gay Marriage Decision: Proponents to focus on legislature (09/18/07)

Statement by Governor Martin O'Malley On Court of Appeals Ruling (09/18/07)

Court upholds Md. gay marriage ban (09/18/07)

Maryland High Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Ban (09/18/07)

Maryland's high court upholds ban on same-sex marriage (09/18/07)

Gay Activists Hopeful on Job Bias Ban (09/17/07)

Why Gay Marriage Remains a Political Taboo (09/14/07)

First gay couple legally married in Iowa (08/31/07)

Reunite This Family (08/27/07)

Pride Festival held at Fairgrounds (08/26/07)

Same-Sex And Worried About Retirement (08/26/07)

Rift Over Gay Unions Reflects Battle New to Black Churches (08/19/07)

Settlement reached in gravesite battle (08/15/07)

Woman can see ex-partner's son (08/14/07)

Sharp questions for Dems on gay issues (08/10/07)

Md. GOP lawmaker wants to impeach pro-gay judges (08/10/07)

Feinstein draws fire over vote for judge (08/04/07)

Groups Take Fight Against Lessons to Court (08/03/07)

Gay candidate surmounts 'whisper campaign' (08/03/07)

Reel Awakenings festivals raise awareness of LGBT community (07/17/07)

IRS Sued Over Sex-Change Deduction (07/16/07)

Intolerance, Plain and Simple (07/15/07)

Cleric Who Led Witch Hunt for Gays Named Baltimore Archbishop (07/12/07)

Iran begins executions for adultery and other violations (07/10/07)

Presidential Candidates In First Ever Gay Debate (07/10/07)

Persecuted Gays Seek Refuge in U.S. (07/10/07)

A Nominee's Abnormal Views (07/10/07)

Civil unions: Separate, and unequal (07/06/07)

HPV: Yes, I'm Talking to You! (07/05/07)

Md. State Board Approves County's Sex-Ed Curriculum (07/04/07)

Civil Union Laws Don't Ensure Benefits (06/30/07)

The Science of Gaydar (06/25/07)

Michigan domestic partners face tough choices (06/22/07)

A 'helluva' judge nears retirement (06/22/07)

Montgomery County launches gay-inclusive sex-ed curriculum (06/21/07)

Activist groups try again to block Montgomery's sex-ed curriculum (06/20/07)

New York's state Assembly approves gay marriage bill (06/19/07)

New Jersey Civil Union Board Hears Bias Charge (06/19/07)

Massachusetts Gave Our Pride a Boost (06/19/07)

Music, dance, hope at Pride 2007 (06/18/07)

Personal: Gays' stories sway legislators against marriage ban (06/16/07)

Gay-inclusive sex ed plan wins approval (06/15/07)

Benefits for domestic partners OK'd (06/14/07)

Marylanders show support for gay marriage (06/08/07)

The Inadequacy of Civil Unions (06/07/07)

Both Sides Gird for Forthcoming Same-Sex Marriage Ruling (06/03/07)

'De facto' parent's visitation on trial (05/30/07)

Not marriage, not fair (05/30/07)

Md. poised to grant DP benefits to state workers (05/25/07)

Transgender minister is reappointed (05/25/07)

Gay Man Announces City Council Bid (05/25/07)

Gay flamingoes adopt a chick (05/22/07)

Md. Case Could Clarify Rights Of De Facto Parents (05/20/07)

Same-sex couples seek out support as parents (05/09/07)

Civil limits in Vermont: Gay couples learn that union isn't the same as marriage (05/06/07)

House Backs Expanded Hate-Crime Law (05/04/07)

Christian leaders oppose bill on hate (05/04/07)

Lawmakers form caucus to advance gay interests (04/30/07)

Supreme Court Declines Lesbian Custody Case (04/30/07)

New Hampshire lawmakers approve civil unions for gay couples (04/26/07)

University to pay LGBT partner benefits (04/25/07)

Decision Day Dawning (04/24/07)

Clergy descend on Capitol Hill to lobby for gay rights (04/20/07)

Montgomery County weighs trans rights bill (04/20/07)

Gay group awaits ruling (04/20/07)

Conn. lawmaker changes debate by coming out (04/19/07)

Marriage still overcoming past (04/19/07)

Homeland couple could redefine marriage (04/18/07)

Equality Maryland Celebrates 2007 Legislative Session Successes (04/13/07)

2 Months After New Jersey's Civil Union Law, Problems Finding True Equality (04/13/07)

Md. schools pull young-adult novel (04/11/07)

Washington Legislature passes domestic partner bill (04/10/07)

Towson University to hold its first gay leadership camp (04/05/07)

Gov. targets law banning out-of-state weds (04/03/07)

Bill To Offer Equal Rights To Transgender Individuals Fails In State Senate (03/28/07)

Mixed Bag in Annapolis (03/27/07)

Md. legislature kills same-sex marriage ban (03/22/07)

'Traditional Marriage' Isn't As Straightforward As All That (03/18/07)

Dwyer Battles Against Same-Sex Education, Gay Marriage in Md. (03/17/07)

Dwyer revives gay marriage bill (03/16/07)

In Between Days: Baltimore's Transgendered Population Navigates A World That Only Sees Biological Male And Female (03/14/07)

Looking after Maggie's farm (03/09/07)

Weldon mulls withdrawing fair-housing bill (03/08/07)

Montgomery Starts Sex-Ed Pilot Program (03/07/07)

Gay marriage debate all but disappears (03/01/07)

Transsexual Official Faces Firing in Florida (03/01/07)

Gay Marine who lost leg in Iraq joins effort to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (02/28/07)

You don't stand alone, Wyoming Rep. Zwonitzer (02/23/07)

Amendments draw opposition from both sides (02/23/07)

Official: R.I. should recognize Mass. gay unions (02/22/07)

Gay Marriage Debate Comes to Annapolis (02/22/07)

Marriage equality advocates gear up for battles in New England, other states (02/20/07)

A kinder, gentler Dwyer? (02/19/07)

Grassroots groups, lobbyists bend ears of state lawmakers (02/15/07)

Seeking mutual benefits (02/14/07)

Baltimore church shows support for gay marriage (02/11/07)

Civil unions and legal confusion (02/09/07)

Activists fight for same-sex marriage rights (02/08/07)

Nepali becomes both man and woman (02/04/07)

About Isabella (02/04/07)

Equality Maryland preps for lobby day (02/02/07)

New U.S. Latino/a LGBT effort launched (02/01/07)

Mary Cheney publicly defends her pregnancy (01/31/07)

More U.S. employers cover sex transition surgery (01/31/07)

Few gay rights groups insure for sex changes (01/31/07)

Jerusalem registers its first gay couple (01/30/07)

Tutu likens gays' treatment to apartheid, stirs African debate (01/29/07)

UCLA study finds high rates of HIV discrimination in healthcare (01/29/07)

Mexican lawmaker floats trans rights bill (01/26/07)

We are family: Gay bar in rural Md. draws close-knit clientele (01/26/07)

Partner benefits still elusive in Maryland (01/26/07)

Transgendered clergy encouraged to come out (01/23/07)

Tutu: Leave gay clergy alone (01/19/07)

We have big voices -- let's hear them (01/19/07)

LGBT Community Affected by Many Bills to be Considered (01/19/07)

Gay marriage support growing among young adults: survey (01/19/07)

Wide Berth Allowed on Teaching About Homosexuality (01/16/07)

New civil rights office created by Gansler (01/12/07)

Mexican state near Texas passes gay union law (01/11/07)

Gays And Lesbians Fighting For Civil Rights In Maryland Are Gaining Powerful New Allies (01/10/07)

Montgomery Co. Board of Education Approves New Sex-Ed Curriculum (01/10/07)

Montgomery Co. Sex-Ed Plan Could Revive Heated Debate From 2005 (01/05/07)

Same-sex marriage ban advances in Mass. (01/03/07)

Former Top General Calls On Military To Include Gays (01/02/07)

Gay admirer thanks President Ford (01/02/07)

Second Thoughts on Gays in the Military (01/02/07)

Mass. gov-elect urges no marriage vote (01/02/07)