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Students at the University of Maryland have launched a petition calling on the college to boot Chick-fil-A off the College Park campus, after the president of the fast food chain said he opposes gay marriage.

There's a case to be made that Chick-fil-A is a symbolic affront to the values the University of Maryland is supposed to be teaching, but students would do much better to spend their time focusing on winning November's gay marriage ballot referendum.

The alleged perpetrator of the shooting of a security guard at the Family Research Council is not representative of the gay rights movement, but advocates for equality face a risk in getting sucked into a debate over whether the organization should be labeled a hate group.

There is reason to think a poll indicating wide support for same-sex marriage in Maryland may not be a good predictor of what will happen at the ballot box.

It's reasonable for people to decide whether to eat at Chick-fil-A based on its CEO's views on gay marriage, but that is no substitute for direct engagement in a defining social issue of our time.

Chick-fil-A has reaped both complaints and kudos in the past for contributions made to organizations battling same-sex marriage, but they paled in comparison to the social-media-fueled uproar that followed comments by the fast-food chain's president.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley took center stage before a convention of New Hampshire Democrats Saturday, rallying the faithful in a state important for his party's hopes to hold the White House in November — and to his own future should he run for president.

Journalist, raconteur chronicled his struggles with ALS in a series that aired on WYPR.

Support for Maryland's same-sex marriage law has increased among African-Americans since President Obama and the NAACP equated gay rights with civil rights

Activists hoping to repeal Maryland's same-sex marriage law plan to deliver the first batch of petitions Tuesday. Both sides will be looking at the number and geographic spread of the signers to gauge support for the repeal effort.

Mitt Romney gay-bashing story offered an opportunity for the candidate to talk about how his views have evolved

Barack Obama, the most pro-gay rights president in history, goes all the way with his embrace of same-sex marriage.

Maryland first lady Katie O'Malley has spoken out on behalf of causes including same-sex marriage.

In wake of House vote, ministers and parishioners prepare for next stages of debate

Akil Patterson's career with the Terps football team was derailed by alcohol and partying as he struggled with his sexuality

Four-time Grammy winner will have a country twang when she plays Meyerhoff Hall Thursday

President Obama's views on gay marriage are reportedly "evolving." If he comes out in favor of same-sex marriage, he could tip the balance in a state like Maryland.

Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has been vocal about his support of gay rights and same-sex marriage in Maryland. He filmed a video for Equality Maryland and has spoken about the subject on ESPN. Now another Ravens player has gone public with his support -- and he did it on Twitter, of course.

The ethical issues surrounding King & Spaulding's decision to drop its contract to defend the Defense of Marriage Act are thorny, but an unusually broad restriction on the speech and political activity of the firm's employees provides reasonable grounds for its actions.