The Maryland Senate on Thursday approved a gay marriage bill. After a lengthy debate, one Republican, Senator Allan Kittleman, crossed the aisle to join 24 Democrats in voting for the bill.
Senator Richard S. Madaleno Jr., a Democrat and the chamber’s only openly gay member, argued that giving gay and lesbian couples the benefits of marriage is a matter of fairness.
“It provides full equality under the law for thousands of same-gender couples in our state, couples like Mark and myself,” he said, referring to his partner of more than a decade, with whom he’s raising two children.
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