Thanks to the Maryland House of Delegates members who voted for Gov.Martin O'Malley's bill to legalize same-sex marriage. It is a fair bill that will allow married same-sex couples and their children to obtain all the civil rights in the state of Maryland that married heterosexual couples and their children currently possess. It will also protect religious institutions from having to perform same-sex marriages if that is against their beliefs. So it is a win-win situation for all concerned.
The state Senate should also approve the bill, and the governor will sign it into law. If it becomes law, I trust that the people of Maryland will see the fairness of the measure and vote to uphold it should there be a referendum to oppose it.
Bill Klemer, Timonium