Maryland governor
Martin O'Malley said Monday that he is open to recognizing
same-sex marriages performed in other states, according to
WTOP-FM.
"I think that
it's very difficult to deny equal rights to people when it
comes to rights that are disbursed by a government rather than
a faith or a church," O'Malley told the radio
station's
Ask the Governor
program. "If the person has these rights under another
state, I think we're sort of pressed to deny those rights.
So, yes, we probably should respect those rights."
Maryland attorney
general Douglas F. Gansler is expected to issue a formal
opinion soon on whether the state can recognize same-sex
marriages performed in other jurisdictions. O'Malley said on
Monday that he would follow the opinion, should it recommend
that the state recognize the marriages.
O'Malley, a
Democrat, has expressed support for legalizing civil unions in
Maryland, but he has not supported marriage equality.
His remarks came just
as Washington, D.C., prepared to begin recognizing same-sex
marriages performed elsewhere on Tuesday.
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