In the Civil Rights arena, Mr. Gansler, who created the first Attorney General Civil Rights Division, has received the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Keeper’s Award and also the Ally for Equality Award for being the first statewide elected official in Maryland to support marriage equality. On February 12, 2009, Doug Gansler endorsed gay marriage legislation, but said lawmakers lacked the “political courage” to pass the controversial measure. He instead predicted that lawmakers would approve a more moderate civil union bill that grants homosexual couples fewer benefits and protections:
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“It’s wrong to discriminate against people, particularly because they think differently or because of their sexuality or because of their gender,” Gansler said. “And that’s what we’re doing here.” [Link]Freedom to Marry salutes Doug Gansler as a Voice for Equality!
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I only wish that he would back up his words with action. Since May, he has supposedly been considering an opinion on whether same-sex marriages from other states should be recognized in Maryland, yet still has not issued it. Just how long can this opinion take?
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