UPDATE: MD Senate Passes Same Sex Marriage; O'Malley Expected to Sign Measure in to Law

Annapolis, MD - 2/23/2012

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By Andy Marquis

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MysticalMom 2/23/2012 at 6:38 PM We can do this! Hurrah! Come on Maryland. Thisssssss close! *fingers crossed* Reply to This Comment

c3h8 2/23/2012 at 7:14 PM Reply to MysticalMom: I agree Lets get out there and get this bill on a referendum so we can vote it down.

mothergoose 2/23/2012 at 9:03 PM Reply to MysticalMom: Shame on you so called Good Christians should realize that God loves everyone; girl scouts, gay people, abortion doctors. EVERYONE!

vet1957 2/24/2012 at 8:38 AM Reply to MysticalMom: confused it is not about who God loves!!!! it is about normal and abnormal, it is about a better society....and gay behavior is not something positive for a normal society! Nobody wants to hurt gay people. Same sex people cannot be made normal by adding these privileges to make them feel good and accepted! we need to fight this, if we want to preserve and improve our society. this affects us all. it is disgusting that this has passed!

frogballz 2/24/2012 at 9:31 AM Reply to MysticalMom: John 3:16 God loves everyone, but, HATES sin. God so loves the world that He gave... Obama so loves himself that he takes!

papalex 2/24/2012 at 10:11 AM Reply to MysticalMom: Obmanation but HE hates sin. Just like a parent loves their but is not pleased with the are disobedient and are punished. This is an abomination to God.

c3h8 2/24/2012 at 6:43 AM mothergoose who said anything about love or God? Reply to This Comment

knaber4 2/24/2012 at 10:35 AM Reply to c3h8: to Mother Goose You did.

suzieQ 2/24/2012 at 12:22 PM Reply to c3h8: Are You Kidding Me?? I cannot believe the POSTS I have been reading on here!!! @ Vet1957 - you really think by NOT PASSING this BILL it will make for a better society?? Really?? What world do you live in?? CLEARLY NOT THIS ONE!! You are BORN Gay it's not a decision you get up one day and decide to be GAY!! We pay our taxes just like everyone else and should have the same equal rights as those who are Str8!! It's about equal rights for ALL regardless of your sexual orientation... Maybe people should start with their own familys to start making for a better society.. Volunteer with a group, police watch, help the homeless, help people in need; that's how we better and strengthen our community... BTW Str8 people have such a great TRACK RECORD with marriage that they are keeping lawyers bank accounts FULL!! I cannot BELIEVE Senator Roy Dyson VOTED AGAINST this bill!! Being a GAY MAN himself i would think he would vote FOR the bill!! Shame on you ROY DYSON!! GOD loves everyone, he made everyone and LOVES everyone!! If being GAY is WRONG then I don't want to be RIGHT!! That's all I'm going to say about this subject!! Open your minds as you never know how this is going to effect you and your life....

Ahigherlife 2/29/2012 at 11:11 AM Reply to c3h8: @suzieq You can prove that homosexuality is a born trait like you can prove that theory evolution is 100% correct. You cannot either prove nor disprove that theory. You can only believe that it is one way or another. I on the other hand BELIEVE that it is genetically possible, but it is not an excuse for the majority of people whom claim to be homosexual. Every homosexual that I have ever talked to or been friends with has deep emotional issues that stem from childhood abuse. Again, it is a BELIEF that in every single instance that I have come across, it was not a born, genetic trait. I am not judging your choices in life, but I differ in opinion when it comes to why you claim to be a homosexual. I am not stating fact, but a belief. I hope that if you choose to respond, or someone else for that matter, that you can that you can be respectful about it.

knaber4 2/24/2012 at 7:30 AM Let the people decide! This decision is a politically motivated move and should not be decided by a minute number of elected officials. To Mother Goose; I don't see where anyone you responded to said God didn't love others; you seem to have a hatchet your own agenda. While zGod does love homosexual men and women, he does not condone their behavior nor should we by giving license to change the meaning of marriage. This should be voted on by the people of Maryland - you and me and everyone else. If the people of Maryland agree and it passes or fails, the the people have spoken. I for one am against it because it is a further erosion on the traditional family and violates my my moral conscience. Reply to This Comment

justathought 2/24/2012 at 10:52 AM Reply to knaber4: Really? Kaber4 - why exactly is this politically motivated? Who are you, or anyone really, to tell people who they can love, share their life with and be happy together? How specifically does it affect you? I can assure you that you know at least one gay person, whether you know they are or not. This has been allowed in other states, in other countries, and I don't see the institution of marriage falling apart from it. Do you want people telling you how to live your life just because they don't agree with it? Traditional family values? Again, that is your view of what 'traditional' means. With divorce rates these days, a 'traditional' home is one where the parents are divorced and the kids split weekends/vacations/holidays between the two. We are ALL entitled to our opinions and beliefs, I just don't think that we have the right to tell others, ANY others, how to live their lives. I just don't see how it hurts you, or affects you, personally. Your moral conscience is between you and God. Not a sermon, just a thought.

brbr 2/24/2012 at 8:14 AM Finally, we have...... .......gotten what we've been waiting for! Date set - July 1st. Reply to This Comment

vet1957 2/24/2012 at 8:50 AM referendum NOW the normal people have to speak on this! we need a petition to be on the ballot in November. this is just another liberal agenda item that erodes society. Reply to This Comment

justathought 2/24/2012 at 10:58 AM Reply to vet1957: Normal..... Define normal. What is normal for you might be odd or different to someone else. Show all of us where exactly this 'liberal agenda item' is eroding society. Gay people pay taxes, have jobs, support their community just like everyone else. And, to be fair, there are those that don't do those things.....just like EVERYONE else. My question is ..... how exactly does this affect you and your life?

Golf_N 2/24/2012 at 11:28 AM Reply to vet1957: Excuse me,.,, Normal? So you are saying that all straight people are normal? All others are abnormal? My family is normal and so am I. I support equality. That does not mean I am gay and abnormal. SMH.....I do not judge people by race, color, marriage, etc...I don't have time in my life to do all of that. Maybe everyone should just get along and be happy with whomever you want to be with. you really think that when "normal" people stand in a chruch, under oath of the Bible, that they are going to follow ALL of God's rules? Heck no! So who are the sinners now? Oh, normal people....

Ripley 2/24/2012 at 12:48 PM Reply to vet1957: Some of you are sad individuals Who are you to say what is and isn’t normal? Are you God? Show me where it says anything in the bible (a book man wrote) that God said being gay was a sin, and please don’t bring up Leviticus because I could quote things out of there that are flat out ridiculous AND stupid and would be considered murder today, and all you shell fish eaters would be sinners too. I love how you all preach to be some kind of saints and think gay people do wrong when half of you are probably divorced and have all kinds of hidden secrets you wouldn’t want people to know about. So sanctimonious and perfect that you should tell others how to live. The divorce rate among straight people is %50 and you think you need to preach to gay people. Why don’t you worry about your own lives and stay out of others, no one is forcing you to attend a gay wedding, they are not even forcing the churches to perform them, but you have to make sure you act all above others and think it is up to YOU to decide what is and isn’t right. God created man and women and God also created gays. If there is a problem, leave it up to God to fix, I am sure he is ashamed at how you all act since he was and is a loving and caring God, not like half of you. If you straight people don’t like gays, the stop having gay babies!!

Golf_N 2/24/2012 at 8:56 AM Finally! Let's Go Maryland! Reply to This Comment

cal123 2/24/2012 at 9:52 AM empty hell If god loves everyone hell must be empty, or do we just pick the people places and things god loves? This person just killed one person thats not to bad, god loves you go to heaven.Why do we use god when we want to make something right. Going to war in god's name the other side beleaves in god too, so who is right.It's alright to kill solders and you can kill unborn children so it must be right to kill period. Reply to This Comment

frogballz 2/24/2012 at 11:01 AM Reply to cal123: It would be when you get there. Yes GOD loves those that accept HIS love. Sin is sin. Love forgives those who repent of their sin, not those who keep on sinning.

frogballz 2/24/2012 at 4:11 PM Reply to cal123: Looks like you WON'T be lonely Trapper, if you're worried about the Jesus freaks, just wait 'til the Mohamad freaks get started.

dhewey 2/24/2012 at 10:47 AM Please ...Lord help us! Reply to This Comment

Trapper53_81 2/24/2012 at 11:07 AM You Homophobic Jesus Freaks... are HILARIOUS. Personally, my choice in imaginary characters to idolize is Superman. He can at least go back in time to fix things. I never heard of "GOD" doing that. You people need to grow up. Are Santa and the Easter Bunny real too? Reply to This Comment

Nut_Jobz 2/24/2012 at 11:13 AM Where's the . . . Who care's column? Reply to This Comment

LtwnTaxpayer 2/24/2012 at 12:38 PM Part of the problem is that government has taken a sacrament ordained by the church and converted it into a secular function. If anyone is old enough to remember Princess Grace, her marriage took place in a church, but they first had to be legally joined by the government. The government union connected them in the eyes of the law. The church ceremony united them in the eyes of God and the church community. I have no problem with civil unions. These individuals should be granted the rights of full citizenship in the eyes of the law. But when the government calls these unions marriages, I believe they are sticking their noses into church doctrine. I find it extremely ironic that people scream "separation of church and state" when they fear the church might be influencing something. But there is no outcry about this "separation" when the government sticks its nose into religion. Reply to This Comment

Goldie12 2/24/2012 at 4:07 PM Reply to LtwnTaxpayer: On the nail! You are absolutely right! The marriage wasn't in the government's affair until 1920s something like that.

frogballz 2/24/2012 at 1:33 PM Thomas V. "Mike" Miller Thank you! Reply to This Comment

Goldie12 2/24/2012 at 2:28 PM Southern MD to secede State of Maryland. Hello all, It is time for Southern Maryland to call a secession from the state of Maryland. We can't stand being over-run, over-bearing from the liberal folks in the north. We could be a better state without a liberal folks in the north of Maryland. I know many of you in Southern Maryland folks doesn't like to have a high tax, bigger government, and socialist policies such like this with the gay marriage; why don't you call for a secession? I know many of you in Southern Maryland will vote for a lower tax, smaller government, and conservative policies. We have strong economy bases in Southern Maryland. We have farms, small businesses, NAVAIR base, and we are smarter than in the north. We will thrive if we have a really low taxes which it will bring many new business and jobs in Southern Maryland. Many of you guys will be more richer than ever. Let's us create a new 51st state: Southern Maryland! Reply to This Comment

c3h8 2/24/2012 at 3:32 PM Reply to Goldie12: We only have to get 4 or 5 areas (counties and city) to join up with Northern Virginia and then the rest of Md. can join the rest of Virginia and they can have each other.

TheBus 2/27/2012 at 3:53 PM Reply to Goldie12: @Goldie Just out of curiosity, how is gay marriage a "socialist" policy? This is the problem with modern Republicans, they've been so thoroughly infiltrated by religious bigots that people like you have come to think that "shouting at gay people" is a key tenet of conservatism...

LHS09party 2/27/2012 at 6:59 PM Reply to Goldie12: Interesting rebuttal from the butt, oops the bus Nobody said diddly about political party until you slammed the Republicans. Maybe you Democrats should pull your heads out of each other’s backsides and take a look around ... oh, wait ... my bad ... this is about gay marriage and I asked you to pull your head out of each other’s backsides. Sorry … feel free to continue. And for the people who want separation of church and state ... remember, God said Thou Shall not Steal and God said Thou shall not Kill. What do you say ... shall we get rid of those too? Because they both have obvious religious ties.

TheBus 2/28/2012 at 9:22 AM Reply to Goldie12: @LHS09 "And for the people who want separation of church and state ... remember, God said Thou Shall not Steal and God said Thou shall not Kill. What do you say ... shall we get rid of those too? Because they both have obvious religious ties." What a tremendously stupid thing to say... Do you honestly think that your petty religion was the first to come up with the whole "not killing people" thing? As if humanity was in savage anarchy until your brilliant religion came along and said "hey guys, I have an idea, let's cool it with the whole 'indiscriminate murder' thing". How wise! How clever! How revolutionary! I hate to break it to you bud, but your religion really isn't all that special.

tpd1 2/24/2012 at 4:59 PM Unbelievable! Does this mean the state of Maryland will now be the destination state for gays and lesbians? Does this mean our school boards will be infiltrated and text books changed? Does this mean Rehoboth Beach will move to Ocean City? Does this mean Rose's will now be the Blue Oyster? Does this mean a rush of new retail clothing establishments applying for building permits? So many questions, too few answers. Reply to This Comment

ProudGay 2/24/2012 at 5:16 PM REALLY???? What gets me is that they say that I am "ruining sanctity of marriage and family, and its immoral" and everything else that society says about Gay Marriage..YET HETEROSEXUALS CAN GET MARRIED AND DIVORCED AT ALARMING RATES 10x's OVER..BUT I AM RUINING THE SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE????? REALLY???!!! GOT TO BE ****ING KIDDING ME! AND THEY CAN MAKE BABIES THAT THEY CANNOT POSSIBLY AFFORD TO RAISE AND TAKE MY TAX MONEY SUPPORT THEM??!! WOW! YET I'M RUINING THE MORAL FIBER OF AMERICA??? SERIOUSLY??!! THEY CAN WALK DOWN THE ISLE 10x'S AND I DON'T GET TO TAKE A TRIP DOWN THE ISLE WITH THE PERSON I LOVE AND COMMITED TO FOR THE PAST 6YEARS NOT ONCE??? SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT WITH THAT SITUATION..I don't mean to preach but this is a very VERY touchy situation for me and any Gay person who isn't involved or upset by this issue IN MY PERSONAL OPINION has identity issues they need to work on this is not something we can ignore any longer... I've marched in D.C. and picketed in Annapolis for MY FAMILY to have a chance TO BE A FAMILY! And a Civil Union WON'T CUT IT!!! ITS NOT THE SAME! It does not offer the same protection to my Partner (SOON TO BE HUSBAND) that Marriage does!! And to the people saying that its an abomination...According to the Bible it is, however its the only one that America seems to remember..According to the bible it is an abomination for a woman to not be a virgin on her weddding night and if she isnt SHE IS TO BE TAKEN TO HER FATHERS HOUSE TO BE STONED IN THE STREETS!!! According to the Bible if babies are born without limbs they are to be STONED IN THE STREET!!!! According to the Bible eating Shellfish is an ABOMINATION!!! According to the Bible farmers who grow crops that arent the same in the same fields is an ABOMINATION!!! According to the Bible!!!! This book was written by mortal man and mans interpretation of what THEY THOUGHT God ment..Some people need to read the book they preach so much about before picking one passage and going crazy with it. Reply to This Comment

mothergoose 2/24/2012 at 6:07 PM Reply to ProudGay: The Best to you & yours Your quotes were accurate and I might add one that I like "Judge Not, least Ye be judged". This is 2012 and families are not the same and never will be again. I live next to a gay couple with an adopted child and the child is well educated, happy and well adjusted. I also know the complete opposite with traditional couples.

Halltm 2/24/2012 at 6:58 PM Reply to ProudGay: Rock It My Friend! I agree with you 100%. You have the right to do as you choose. This is America and we have choices. This is 2012 wake up Maryland and get with the program. I know alot of gay couples and they are happier then most Male & Female married couples. If you have the opportunity to get married, I would be proud to be in the front row so I could be one of the first people to congratulate the two of you. Luv U....

MJORDAN0614 2/25/2012 at 12:32 PM Reply to ProudGay: Hellooooo! I just feel the need to put my two cents in. I'm a happily married woman and I support gays and lesbians. If I get special rights just because I'm married why not them? Here is a short list of the things married couples do: they love each other, they support each other, share the role of raising children, financially support each other, help in the upkeep of the house, are faithful to each other, etc. But don’t gay and lesbian couples living together do the same things? Yes they do! Even raising children together. The only difference is we signed a piece of paper and had someone read us our marriage vows and we get special rights. All they want is to get the same rights as we have. They are not out to change your way of life or what god you believe in. How are two guys getting married really going to affect you? Are you going to be sitting on the couch every night worrying about what Bob and John are doing across town? You never know how many gay and lesbians you talk with every day. The waitress that served you dinner could be in a 15 year relationship with another woman. I know everyone says loving the same sex is not “normal”. I feel that “normal” is just an opinion everyone’s view of normal is different, some of these comments to me is not normal. Pass this bill in Maryland I have a wedding to attend :)

c3h8 2/25/2012 at 6:23 PM Reply to ProudGay: History repeating itself.

im_me2 2/25/2012 at 2:36 AM I want to marry my dog....I love her. Reply to This Comment

ProudGay 2/25/2012 at 3:55 PM Reply to im_me2: Aww whats her name???? Or is it a he??? Well if you want to marry your dog..i wont judge you for it. I wish you the best of luck maybe you should send a letter to Annapolis and get the wheels going for you to be able to do so. While I realize that your comment was intended to be a cruel joke either way its up to you. Why shouldnt I be able to marry the person I love and have been with for 6years?? As of right now I am denied about 240 CIVIL RIGHTS that are given to married couples, we are upstanding citizen's we pay our taxes, we own our home and vote just like everyone else (o i guess we shouldnt be allowed to vote either..huh?? yea you may wanna get a petition going for that also) Its small minds like your's that kill people, be it from attacks bullying or suicide. What would you do if your child told you that they were Gay?? Yea you may say o my child wont be Gay I wont have Gay children...But where do you think we come from???!!! I say well if all you (as stated in previous comments) "NORMAL" people STOP HAVING GAY BABIES then you wouldnt have to deal with it. Yea sounds stupid doesnt it. Its not a choice to be Gay, why would anyone want to be hated?? I honestly PRAY that Maryland doesnt allow this issue to go on the Ballot's in November..WHY SHOULD THE MAJORITY VOTE ON AN ISSUE THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE MINORITY????? That would be asinine...then the "NORMAL" people will then say "well the majority has spoken" that is sad. laughable almost but this isnt a laughing matter, well to me it isnt maybe to you "NORMAL" people it is. Anyway I wish you well in the pursuit to marry your dog if you'd like I can send you Govenor O'Malley's email address?? Just let me know. Good Day! --signed, Claude A. Dukes!!

ProudGay 2/25/2012 at 5:34 PM Reply to im_me2: my love should not be just tolerated... also I'd like to add that in just a few short months we will be business OWNERS here in good ole closed minded St. Mary's County!Helping the economic situation that is in shambles here in the county by occupying one of the MANY vacant buildings that OUR town has and creating much needed jobs for our unemployed citizens...What good are you doing for the community??? yea i didnt think so. again I ask how does my relationship effect YOUR LIFE????? I'll wait...

im_me2 2/26/2012 at 10:15 PM Reply to im_me2: okay can you explain where changes in society will stop. Should brothers and sisters be able to marry one another? If so, why? If not, why? Should fathers and daughters, sons and mothers be able to marry. Why? The law of nature will need to be followed so they do not produce children, for they may have grave medical deformities...so gay unions cannot produce offspring from their union alone. Marriage is no longer the state in which we people co-exist and populate the earth. It is now a legal catch all protection for those wishing to be together. It gives you your 240 denied civil rights. Civil unions is all this amounts to. So, be ready for all the flood gates to open on the interpretation of civil unions. Right on brothers and sisters; my question still stands, can I marry whatever and whomever I wish such as my room mate, business partner, dog, horse, my mother or father? Are my civil rights being protected while others are demanding theirs? Bring the vote on and let the democracy we live in choose. I believe in our system, so I will abide and adjust to the outcome, without bullying or small minded comments.

ProudGay 2/27/2012 at 12:15 AM Reply to im_me2: finally a debate..but with an age old argument! Wow! Really??? This same dull argument? The proponents of such an argument are going to have a really hard time persuading me that the human species is in any real danger of dying out through lack of procreation. If the ten percent of the entire human race that is gay were to suddenly refrain from procreation, I think it is safe to say that the world would probably be better off. One of the world's most serious problems is overpopulation and the increasing anarchy that is resulting from it. Seems to me that gays would be doing the world a favor by not bringing more hungry mouths into an already overburdened world. The vacuity of this argument is seen in the fact that those who raise this objection never object to infertile couples marrying; indeed, when their retired single parent, long past reproductive age, seeks to marry, the usual reaction is how cute and sweet that is. That fact alone shows how false this argument really is. Let's face it - marriage is about love and commitment, and support for that commitment, not about procreation. Then you have the crazy argument that same-sex marriage would start us down a "slippery slope" towards legalized incest, bestial marriage, polygamy and all manner of other horrible consequences. A classic example of the reductio ad absurdum fallacy, it is calculated to instill fear in the mind of anyone hearing the argument. It is, of course, absolutely without any merit based on experience. If the argument were true, wouldn't that have already happened in countries where forms of legalized gay marriage already exist????? Wouldn't they have 'slid' towards legalized incest and bestial marriage?????? The reality is that a form of gay marriage has been legal in Scandinavian countries for many years, and no such legalization has happened, nor has there been a clamor for it. This classic argument (as ignorant as it is) is brought up to make the end scenario so scary and horrible that the first step should never be taken. These are the tactics of the “fear and hatemongers”!!!!! Homosexuality is as old as civilization itself, and has always been a part of civilization, including this one indeed, cross-cultural studies indicate that the percentage of homosexuals in a population is independent of culture. So even if promotion of homosexuality were to occur, it wouldn't change anything!!! People aren't gay because they were "recruited"!! We are gay because we were born this way, as the population statistics across cultures makes clear. As for gay marriage itself undermining western civilization, it is hard to see how the promotion of love, commitment, sharing and commonality of values and goals isn't going to strengthen civilization a lot sooner than it is going to undermine it. Gay marriage has been legal, in various forms, in parts of Europe for more than twenty years, and in Canada and many states in the United States for some time now, but can anyone point to any credible evidence that gay marriage itself is leading to the crumbling of western civilization? If they can, it certainly hasn't been presented to me I’d really like to see some REAL FACTS!! Not just what “Jonny said”! When we say that this is a civil rights issue, we are referring to matters like the fact that we cannot make medical decisions for our partners in an emergency. Hospitals are usually forced by state laws to go to the families who may be estranged from us for decades, who are often hostile to us, and totally ignore our wishes for the treatment of our partners. If that family wishes to exclude us from the hospital room, they may legally do so no matter how many years my partner and I have been together in a committed relationship!!! It is not uncommon for these families to make decisions based on their hostility - with results actually intended to be inimical to the interests of the patient! A Gay couple that I have known for several years uses this as their email signature: “Partners and Lovers for 40 YEARS, yet still strangers before the law." Is this fair????? The arguments against gay marriage don't hold up to close scrutiny. Neither the arguments traditionally raised nor the real feelings of the opponents make much sense when held up to the light of reason. So let's get on with it. Let's get over our aversion to what we oppose for silly, irrational reasons, based on ignorance and faulty assumptions, and make ours a more just and honorable society, finally honoring that last phrase from the Pledge of Allegiance; "With liberty and justice for all."-Good Day!!!!

Ahigherlife 2/29/2012 at 11:34 AM Reply to im_me2: @Im_me: I agree with you 100% When and where will it stop? Will the same people that are fighting now join the causes and fight with the same ferocity to provide the same 'civil rights' for anyone that wants them? I agree, I respect the laws of this country. I may not like all of them, but I will follow them the same.

scoles_b 2/26/2012 at 12:01 AM For you, CLAUDE!!!!! I figured since you absent minded people wanted to comment on this, I might as well give you something to think about. It's 2012. Oh my god! Slap to the face! Gay people exist?? YES!!!! No one wants to have to fight their entire life, defending how they feel, who they love, the fact that they are HUMAN, American citizens at that, who deserve every last right the rest of us have! People do not have a choice in who they love, straight, gay, white, black, purple or green. You all are SO ignorant. No one stood up at your wedding and insisted YOU couldn't get married because of what they thought/believed/etc. Gay people should not have to go through any of this BULLS*** because you people "don't agree." I don't agree with your ignorance, Should you be denied rights, acceptance, and a full, happy life???. You need to take a long look in the mirror at yourselves, all you're doing is promoting HATE. Shame on you all. Reply to This Comment

acwf 2/26/2012 at 9:35 AM goldie12 you are so right baltimore city ,county pg run the state forget dc 51st state southern maryland or change state name from maryland to fagland Reply to This Comment

ProudGay 2/26/2012 at 12:43 PM Reply to acwf: lol Fagland?! You feel better about yourself now? I unlike alot of other people know that ignorant words are used by ignorant people and have no meaning unless you let it, im ready for a real debate, someone? anyone with solid facts? lets do it! I dont have time for small minded comments like yours have..how about you do like the rest of your friends the "normal" people.."It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt". Good Day!

Golf_N 2/27/2012 at 11:08 AM High Five! High Five to all the comments above supporting equality! Look around you, you so called "normal" people of Southern Maryland...gay and lesbians as well as transgender people walk by you each day. Heck they might even live next to you or check you out at a store, some might be family members.....better watch out "normal" people...lol! Reply to This Comment

Reverse 2/27/2012 at 11:15 AM tada Good job Proudgay! More power to you and yours. Reply to This Comment

TheBus 2/27/2012 at 12:48 PM Dyson I can't believe Dyson voted against this one; it makes me even more ashamed to live in St. Mary's. He definitely lost my vote. Reply to This Comment

Souless 2/28/2012 at 9:26 PM Reply to TheBus: I am so glad he did. At least one sane politician up there. I am not going to debate this. You've all stated your opinions and now I'm stating mine. I'm against it and I think it is wrong.

im_me2 3/2/2012 at 9:23 AM Reply to TheBus: There is always the option to move and live somewhere else, this is a free country by the way.

ProudGay 3/1/2012 at 3:02 PM Today @5 PM!!!! No matter anyones negative opinion on this issue. I will be witnessing this Bill get signed by Gov. O'Malley this eve at 5!! ;) Muuuahhhh! -Good Day! Reply to This Comment

im_me2 3/2/2012 at 9:25 AM Reply to ProudGay: Yes and now democracy will rule. Good day to you too! And good luck.

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