Diverse crowd gathers in Annapolis to support traditional marriage

Last night hundreds filled Lawyer’s Mall near the State House in support of marriage between a man and a woman.

The crowd included a large contingent of people representing the African American church, some Hispanics and then conservative Republicans and Tea Partiers all joining forces to oppose Martin O’Malley’s primary legislative initiative this year — a bill to legalize gay marriage that was defeated by a similar coalition last year.

The Governor’s wife, Katie O’Malley, came in for extra criticism after she called opponents from last year’s fight “cowards.”

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