Maryland to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages (Performed Elsewhere)
The state of Maryland hasn't worked out legislation to officially validate same-sex marriages that happen within its own borders, but as of Wednesday, Maryland's Attorney General Douglas Gansler made it possible for GLBTQ partners' unions to be legally recognized -- as long as they were performed somewhere else.
The state of Maryland hasn’t worked out legislation to officially validate same-sex marriages that happen within its own borders, but as of Wednesday, Maryland’s Attorney General Douglas Gansler made it possible for GLBTQ partners’ unions to be legally recognized — as long as they were performed somewhere else. –KA
Rooted in Truth.The Washington Post:
Gansler, a supporter of legalizing same-sex marriages, was asserting his authority as the top legal adviser to state agencies to answer a question that experts say had been left unclear by Maryland law. He was responding to a legislator’s request that he issue an opinion.
The attorney general’s opinion unleashed a torrent of emotions from both gay rights advocates and those opposed to same-sex marriage, adding a potentially explosive issue to election-year politics in Maryland. It is likely to be quickly challenged in court, Gansler acknowledged.
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