[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/maryland-senate-says-yes-to-gay-marriage\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/maryland-senate-says-yes-to-gay-marriage\/","headline":"Maryland Senate Says Yes to Gay Marriage","name":"Maryland Senate Says Yes to Gay Marriage","description":"By Brittny DryeMaryland wasted no time sending the marriage equality bill through the Senate. After two hours of discussion, lawmakers cast a 25-22 vote Thursday,...","datePublished":"2012-02-24","dateModified":"2021-07-08","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maryland-governor-martin-omalley-gay-marriage-bill.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maryland-governor-martin-omalley-gay-marriage-bill.jpg","height":309,"width":384},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/maryland-senate-says-yes-to-gay-marriage\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":204,"articleBody":" By Brittny DryeMaryland wasted no time sending the marriage equality bill through the Senate. After two hours of discussion, lawmakers cast a 25-22 vote Thursday, moving one step closer to becoming the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage.After passing the House of Delegates last Friday, it now moves to Gov. Martin O’Malley’s desk, where he has promised to sign it into law. O\u2019Malley, who made the legislation one of his priorities this year,  praised the vote in a statement that said his state \u201cwill now be able to  protect individual civil marriage rights and religious freedom  equally.\u201d\u201cAll children deserve the opportunity to live in a  loving, caring, committed, and stable home, protected equally under the  law,\u201d said the governor. \u201cThe common thread running through our efforts  together in Maryland is the thread of human dignity; the dignity of  work, the dignity of faith, the dignity of family, the dignity of every  individual.\u201dOpponents of the bill have vowed to push for a referendum. According to Reuters,  nearly 56,000 signatures would be needed to put the measure on the  ballot this November, one third of which would have to be submitted by  May 31 and the remainder by June 30.Photo: baltimoresun.com"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Maryland Senate Says Yes to Gay Marriage","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/maryland-senate-says-yes-to-gay-marriage\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]