Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is pushing for the passage of same-sex marriage legislation next year in Maryland, and has teamed up with Marlanders for Marriage Equality by participating in a series of web videos for the group’s ad campaign, according to the Washington Post.

Marylanders for Marriage Equality released the video on Wednesday, the day after Rawlings-Blake’s inauguration to a full term as mayor.

“Marriage protects families,” she tells viewers. “And couples, regardless of sexual orientation, deserve the same legal protections. It’s only fair. It’s only right.”

Rawlings-Blake’s support of equality for same-sex couples is not new, as last summer she held a new conference outside Baltimore City Hall to announce the launch of Marylanders for Marriage Equality.

Check out the video below:

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