Will Maryland recognize gay marriages?

[WillParkinson]

Will Maryland recognize gay marriages?

Maryland’s attorney general is deciding whether gay marriages performed in other states will be legally recognized by his state, the Baltimore Sun reports.

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler is a Democrat and a strong advocate for equal marriage. Maryland defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, but it also has a “longstanding tradition” of recognizing marriages performed in other states, the Sun said.

While Gov. Martin O’Malley and the General Assembly have extended a number of rights and benefits to gay and lesbian couples, they have stopped short of endorsing same-sex unions, the Sun said.

“You can’t understate the significance of being married,” said openly gay Sen. Richard S. Madaleno. “People in our state get married every day, and to be denied the ability to do that is very dispiriting.”

Maryland would be following the example of New York, which recognizes same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, though gays and lesbians can’t get legally married in the state.

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[Captain Hilts]

1. I live in Maryland, and I will. nt

[Happyhippychick]

2. Me too!