School yard bullies better watch out, because Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley yesterday signed an all-inclusive bullying law to help protect gay guppies. Maryland's the eleventh state to include sexual orientation in its anti-bullying mandates and only the seventh to include gender identity. [GLSEN]

Maryland's gays are wondering why they worked so hard to get Governor Martin O'Malley elected. Despite the Democrats' campaign promises, the state has yet to see any gay rights advancement. O'Malley blames the state's tight budget, which simply can't be stretched for the throbbing gay masses. [Baltimore Sun]