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Marriage Equality

Monday, November 5, 2012

Letter to the Editor: Marriage—Why it Matters

Scott Bowling is a local civil rights activist and was the first openly gay candidate to run for Annapolis City Council in 2009.

I write to you today from a 6th floor room at Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC). On Monday, October 22nd, I was taken by ambulance from my home in Annapolis to Anne Arundel Medical Center. I had passed out, become unresponsive, and was suffering from what Doctors would soon diagnose as a potentially fatal internal blood infection, Septic Shock, and severe Kidney Failure. I was admitted directly to the Critical Care Unit where over the next several days they would stabilize my condition and bring me to a point where I am now preparing to be discharged and continue my recovery at home. In the emergency room, many caring and dedicated Doctors and Nurses cared for me; however, there was one team whose words and level of care I will not soon …

Laura Wright

11:38 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Great Article. Thanks for taking the time to write and submit. Hope you are healing.   more ›

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Age, Same-Sex Marriage and Maryland

The younger you are, the more likely you are to support same-sex marriage. What does this mean for Maryland?

Based on Maryland's age distribution and a changing national attitude on same sex marriage, one could expect–surprise–a close referendum fight in November. Earlier this week, you may have read that increasing acceptance of same-sex marriage is not the result of a nationwide change of heart, but because those opposed tend to be older and are literally dying off.  A study by the Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life found that the increase of acceptance for same-sex marriage is the result of changing, aging demographics and "generational replacement," defined by Pew as "the arrival of younger, more supportive generations making up a larger share of the population." Nationally, 48 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage, up from 35 …

Abba Gutuu Terressa

5:20 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012

@Michael Theis I thought posting an excerpt with a full acknowledgment of its sources cannot be considered a spamming. Even if I don’t understand your reasoning behind this first and last warning, knowing your standard is helpful to me to make further comments if I get time and an interesting article on patch. After reading the comments made by those who support and oppose SSM on this website, I …   more ›

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