Governor O'Malley's public support, along with those seeking to succeed him, is a positive move considering O'Malley used to support civil unions for same sex couples. That position wasn't stubborn and intransigent but evolved in a timely manner on this important question during his political career.
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) and two Democrats seeking to succeed him voiced their support for same-sex marriage at a fundraiser Wednesday night for the state’s leading gay-rights advocacy group.It is not just us individually as same sex couples, but our families and children who will also benefit.
O’Malley, who has pledged to sponsor a gay nuptials bill in next year’s legislative session, cast the issue in terms of “protection of families” in his remarks at the event in Chevy Chase benefiting Equality Maryland.
“At the end of the day, we don’t want one set of laws for children of gay and lesbian couples, and one set of laws for children of heterosexual couples,” the governor said. “This is about making sure that every family in Maryland is able to raise their children in a loving and stable home, a home that is respected equally under the law.”
Other politicians should take note of a leader, like Governor O'Malley, who evolved in his career, and led by example rather than waiting for a poll's trend lines to drag them kicking and screaming into the progressive future. President Obama, "Evolve Already!"
