Baltimore Sun: civil unions now, same-sex "marriage" later
The Maryland General Assembly will soon consider legislation to remove the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. We wholeheartedly support the effort. But it would be foolish not to recognize that the proposal has little chance of passage this year. Too many lawmakers, particularly in the state Senate, actively oppose it. Public opinion is also running strongly against it . . .
Even more important, civil union should be seen as a bridge to the ultimate goal of ending discrimination by sexual orientation . . .
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