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Frank Schubert, a California-based strategist, is running campaigns against same-sex marriage in Maryland and three other states.

Gay rights activists, religious leaders and politicians are gearing up for two months of campaigning on the Maryland referendum to strike down same-sex marriage legislation that passed in March. Hot off the political conventions in Tampa and Charlotte, volunteers will be staffing nightly phone banks, canvassing door-to-door and finding ways to make same-sex marriage a personal issue for voters.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, one of the nation's oldest civil rights organizations, is officially supporting marriage for same-sex couples.

People should show support for campaign to end discrimination against gays, transgendered

Amid cheers and camera flashes from a crush of onlookers, Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law his bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland — legislation that adds sparkle to his national profile and, advocates say, gives momentum to those pushing similar measures in three states.

O'Malley's signature marks a milestone, but the fight for marriage equality isn't over

Transgender people would be protected from discrimination in Baltimore County under a measure approved by the County Council Tuesday.

Nearly a year after one of the nation's most high-profile assaults on a transgender person happened at a Baltimore County McDonald's, the County Council is considering legislation to ban discrimination based on gender identity.

The number of same-sex couples living in Maryland increased by more than 50 percent over the past decade and more than a quarter of the state's gay couples are raising children, according to 2010 census data released Thursday.

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