Equality Maryland Announces New Board Members

Equality Maryland and Equality Maryland Foundation announce the appointment of sixteen new members to the organizations' Boards of Directors. New Directors were selected after an extensive vetting and interview process completed by a ten-member Nominations Committee....

Equality Maryland • Sep 28, 2011

In Maryland, Delegates Downplay Civil Rights Struggle Of LGBT Americans

Last week, the Maryland House of Delegates debated (and eventually killed) a bill that would have allowed same-sex marriages to be performed in the state. During the bill's final floor debate, some opponents of marriage equality attempted to draw a distinction between the fight for equality embodied by the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s and the current struggle for full LGBT equality. ...

Equality Maryland • Mar 16, 2011

Maryland: New polling reveals unprecedented support for civil marriage equality

Across Maryland, support for civil marriage equality sits at a 8 point advantage- 49% of voters favor marriage equality as compared to 41% who oppose it and 10% with no opinion. Grove also found that after discussing the love and commitment of gay and lesbian couples, support jumped another 4 points with 53% in favor of marriage for same-sex couples. These results are consistent with the January...

Equality Maryland • Feb 22, 2011