During the recently ended Maryland legislative session, one of the most rancorous issues was a Republican-sponsored bill to write discrimination against gays and lesbians into the Maryland Constitution by banning same-sex civil marriage. It failed.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., has promised a similar debate on the so-called “Marriage Protection Act” during June in the U.S. Congress. I?m perplexed by the Republican Party?s vehement opposition to marriage equality for gays. In the interest of full disclosure, I?m a Democrat, have been married for more than 20 years and am the father of two children; one happens to be gay.

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