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Non-discrimination bills okayed by
MD legislators, others could follow
by David Elliot
Special to Q-Notes
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland is poised to
become the twelfth state in the US to outlaw
sexual orientation discrimination. Similar civil
rights bills have cleared the House and Senate
and await one more procedural vote befote ad
vancing to the desk of Gov. Parris Glendening,
who has pledged his support.
Other civil rights bills passed the Illinois
House and the Delaware House the last week
in March and were headed to each state’s Sen
ate. Of these, only the Illinois bill includes gen
der identity as well as sexual orientation. New
York’s Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination
Act passed a Senate committee and awaits a vote
by the Senate.
Connecticut and Rhode Island have held
hearings on measures to legalize same-sex mar
riage, with Rhode Island’s hearing also cover
ing a bill to recognize same-sex unions. Civil
union bills remain alive in California as well as
Rhode Island.
So far this year, the National Gay and Les
bian Task Force (NGLTF) has tracked 486 bills
relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgender community and to the HIV/AIDS
community in all 50 state legislatures. Of these
bills, 275 are favorable and 211 are unfavorable.
“The results of the 2001 state legislation ses
sions, in total, reflect continuing progress for gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender people,” said
NGLTF Executive Director Elizabeth Toledo. “It
is historic that Maryland will become the 12th
state to outlaw sexual-orientation discrimination.
It is encouraging that three other states — Dela
ware, Illinois and New York — are considering
taking similar steps. And it is invigorating that
for the first time, multiple states are beginning
to discuss and debate if and when to legalize civil
unions and ultimately, same-sex marriage.”
In other state legislative activity, so-called
“Boy Scout Protection” and “Defense of Scout
ing” bills that would have prevented local pub
lic entities from saying no to discrimination ap
pear stalled or dead. These anti-GLBT bills had
been under consideration in Arizona, Georgia
and Washington. In Arizona, a Boy Scouts bill
died after a vote on the House floor. In Wash
ington, a similar bill is stalled. And in Georgia,
the Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Balancing thgse advances, however, Utah
legislators have approved and the governor has
signed an anti-GLBT bill relating to health
education curriculum and prohibiting instruc
tion in “advocacy of homosexuality.” Similar
bills are under consideration in Maine and
Vermont. T
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