Maryland has become the eighth state in the U.S. to allow same-sex marriage. The approval of the same-sex marriage bill ended a year-long debate in Annapolis over the legislation expanding nationwide momentum for gay rights. Gov. Martin O’Malley vowed to sign the bill into law after it passed in the State Senate with a vote of 25 to 22 on Thursday evening, less than a week after the House of Delegates barely passed the measure.
Conservative Catholic groups and Ministers of several African-American churches in Prince George’s County have promised to help repeal the measure. Organizers of gay rights can now begin collecting the 55,000 signatures needed to put the measure on the November ballot.
