
CONTACTAbout UsCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2025 Equal Entertainment LLC.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
We need your help
Your support makes The Advocate's original LGBTQ+ reporting possible. Become a member today to help us continue this work.
Your support makes The Advocate's original LGBTQ+ reporting possible. Become a member today to help us continue this work.
Effective immediately, Maryland attorney general Douglas F. Gansler has announced, the state can recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
Gansler said state agencies can begin acknowledging the rights gay couples have been awarded in states where same-sex marriage is legal. The announcement comes with Gansler's issuance Wednesday morning of a long-awaited opinion on the validity of same-sex marriages performed elsewhere.
"Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr., a Democrat, asked in May asked if such marriages could be recognized," The Baltimore Sun reported. Gansler's 40-page report makes it clear that the answer is yes, the newspaper added.
"The opinion does not enable same-sex couples to wed here," the Sun continued. "It also does not carry the weight of law, but is meant to guide judges and state agencies." Gansler said the document offers "a prediction, not a prescription" for how courts will interpret the law.
Recommended Stories for You
From our Sponsors
Most Popular
More Videos
0 seconds of 2 minutes, 56 secondsVolume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcuts Open/Close/ or ?
Play/PauseSPACE
Increase Volume↑
Decrease Volume↓
Seek Forward→
Seek Backward←
Captions On/Offc
Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreenf
Mute/Unmutem
Decrease Caption Size-
Increase Caption Size+ or =
Seek %0-9
Copied
Live
00:00
02:56
02:56
Watch Now: Pride Today
Latest Stories
'No Kings' protests: What to know about the June 14 rallies against Trump
June 13 2025 12:48 PM
The road to Obergefell: Looking back on a decade of marriage equality
June 13 2025 9:30 AM
Trading camo for couture, why I refuse to disappear in Trump’s America
June 13 2025 6:00 AM
Iowa bans Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for adults
June 12 2025 5:11 PM
LGBTQ+ immigrants face 'most immediate risk' of ICE raids in Los Angeles
June 13 2025 3:21 PM
Judges forced a Florida Pride drag show indoors at the last minute
June 12 2025 1:14 PM
Congress members demand that EEOC address gender identity discrimination
June 13 2025 5:26 PM
California sues Trump admin over threats to trans athletes
June 13 2025 7:00 AM
Gay congressman confronts Pete Hegseth over Harvey Milk ship, military diversity
June 12 2025 9:15 PM