Few gay bills advance in Maryland session

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Few gay bills advance in Maryland session
State Sen. Muse seen as biggest marriage obstacle

JOSHUA LYNSEN
Friday, March 28, 2008

http://www.washblade.com/2008/3-28/news/localnews/12304.cfm

Maryland legislators are expected to pass a handful of gay-related bills before they adjourn, including some tax benefits and hospitalization rights.

But more ambitious proposals that sought to enact civil unions and bar discrimination against transgender people have fizzled this week after they failed to advance before a key deadline passed.