Equality Maryland

MEDIA RELEASE
Friday, February 3, 2006

EQUALITY MARYLAND
Contact: Dan Furmansky, Executive Director
Phone: 301-587-7500
Cell: 301-461-4900
Email: dan@equalitymaryland.org

Recently, a Baltimore Circuit Court ruled it unconstitutional to deny the protections of marriage to same-sex couples in Maryland. Now, legislators are proposing a "Marriage Protection" amendment to the State Constitution. The marriage equality debate has heightened media dialogue about families headed by same-sex couples. All too often, however, the children of these couples become phantom voices, unheard and unseen. Please join Equality Maryland and cosponsoring organizations for a town hall forum...

"CHILDREN OF SAME-SEX COUPLES SPEAK OUT"

A Community Forum at The Park School
2425 Old Court Road, Brooklandville, MD 21022 | 410-339-7070
For directions: http://www.parkschool.net/index.cfm

Monday, February 27, 2005
7:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Hear directly from children living with same-sex parents

Learn the perspective of adults who were raised by same-sex couples

Ask questions

Co-sponsors (Updated Feb. 17, 2006)
Columbia/Howard County PFLAG
COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere)
Families with Pride
GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
Human Rights Campaign
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Organization of Women - Maryland Chapter
PFLAG Baltimore
Gay Fathers Coalition

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Equality Maryland is Maryland's largest civil rights organization, focused on making life better for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens of Maryland. Equality Maryland works to secure and protect the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Marylanders by promoting legislative initiatives on the state, county and municipal levels and educating the public about the issues faced by our diverse community.

Equality Maryland can be found online at www.equalitymaryland.org