Maryland Senate passes same-sex marriage bill

Take a look back at the fight in Maryland over same-sex marriage.

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March 1, 2012

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley poses with Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and House Speaker Mike Busch and supporters after signing the Civil Marriage Protection Act of 2012 legalizing same-sex marriage in the state in Annapolis. The law would go into effect next year provided it survives a likely court challenge.

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March 1, 2012

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley seated at the center of table and flanked by Maryland Senate President Michael V. Mike Miller, Jr., left, and Maryland Speaker of the House Michael Busch, right, along with guests celebrate after O'Malley signed the Civil Marriage Protection Act of 2012 at the Maryland State House.

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March 1, 2012

Supporters laugh and mix it up waiting for Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley to sign the Civil Marriage Protection Act of 2012 legalizing same-sex marriage in the state.

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March 1, 2012

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley hands out commemorative pens to supporters after signing the Civil Marriage Protection Act of 2012 legalizing same-sex marriage in the state.

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March 1, 2012

Terry Doyle who married his partner in Washington, D.C., photographs the scene where Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signs the Civil Marriage Protection Act of 2012 legalizing same-sex marriage in the state.

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After the state Senate <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-senate-passes-same-sex-marriage-bill/2012/02/23/gIQAfbakWR_story.html'>vote to approve same-sex marriage</a>, Sen. Richard Madaleno (D-Montgomery) hugs Del. Maggie McIntosh (D-Baltimore City), left, and Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery), fellow openly gay members of the General Assembly.

Feb. 23, 2012

After the state Senate vote to approve same-sex marriage, Sen. Richard Madaleno (D-Montgomery) hugs Del. Maggie McIntosh (D-Baltimore City), left, and Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery), fellow openly gay members of the General Assembly.

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Legislators in the Maryland Senate <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/roll-call-on-maryland-senates-vote-to-approve-gay-marriage-bill/2012/02/23/gIQAIhXUWR_story.html'>voted 25-22</a> to approve same-sex marriage legislation.

Feb. 23, 2012

Legislators in the Maryland Senate voted 25-22 to approve same-sex marriage legislation.

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Feb. 23, 2012

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert) voted against the bill.

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Feb. 23, 2012

Sen. Bryan W. Simonaire (R-Anne Arundel) reads "King and King," a children's book depicting a prince who decides to marry a man instead of finding a princess, to fellow senators during the debate over same-sex marriage legislation. Simonaire voted against the bill to legalize same-sex marriage.

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Feb. 17, 2012

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley celebrates with supporters after the House of Delegates passed a gay marriage bill.

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Feb. 17, 2012

Del. Maggie McIntosh (D-Baltimore City) gives a thumbs up to spectators in a balcony on the day that the House of Delegates passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the state.

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Feb. 17, 2012

A protester demonstrates against a gay marriage bill ahead of a vote in the Maryland House of Delegates.

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Feb. 17, 2012

Protesters Zachariah Long, left, and Edward Ritchie make their voices heard.

Patrick Semansky / AP

Feb. 13, 2012

The Marylanders for Marriage Equality Coalition holds a rally in Lawyers Mall, next to the State House in Annapolis, to show support for same-sex marriage legislation.

Paul W. Gillespie / AP

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