Sadly, a lower court has been reversed and MD's law banning gay marriage has been upheld. Come January the fight goes to the General Assembly.
"We will be pushing for full, legal equality in the Maryland General Assembly," said Dan Furmansky,executive director of Equality Maryland. "This is a social justice struggle. Eventually, Maryland will have civil marriage equality for same-sex couples. It's inevitable."
Leading lawmakers said the gay rights advocates will likely face an uphill battle in Annapolis, particularly in the Senate, where a bill would be subject to a filibuster.
"It would be a tall order for the legislature to overturn existing law ... but it's not out of the realm of possibility," said Sen. Brian E. Frosh (D-Montgomery), chairman of the Judicial Proceedings Committee.
I'll be doing some follow-up to try to figure out which organizations are best equipped to win this fight. Might be Equality Maryland. They've got to rallies in Baltimore and PG at 6:30 pm tonight. Details after the cut:
BALTIMORE CITY
First Unitarian Church
1 West Hamilton Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets)
http://www.firstunitarian.net/
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
St George's Episcopal Church
7010 Glenn Dale Rd.
Glenn Dale, Maryland 20769
http://www.stgeo.org
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