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Last Updated on Monday, 1 June 2009 11:22 Written by rslcpol Monday, 1 June 2009 11:22
From the Washington Times:
ANNAPOLIS (AP) | Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler is looking into whether the state can recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, and his office plans to issue an opinion in the coming weeks.
State law defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, but Maryland also sticks to a long-standing legal principle that generally acknowledges couples married elsewhere.
Mr. Gansler, a Democrat, supports gay marriage. While Maryland has extended a variety of protections to same-sex couples in recent years, it has stopped short of legalizing such marriages or civil unions. Gov. Martin O’Malley, also a Democrat, supports civil unions.