[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/maryland-may-approve-gay-marriage-in-2011\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/maryland-may-approve-gay-marriage-in-2011\/","headline":"Maryland May Approve Gay Marriage in 2011","name":"Maryland May Approve Gay Marriage in 2011","description":"By Katherine Dean In the wake of several membership changes on the legislature\u2019s Judicial Proceedings Committee, Maryland appears poised to approve the legal recognition of...","datePublished":"2010-12-14","dateModified":"2021-06-21","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/maryland-may-approve-gay-marriage-in-2011\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":210,"articleBody":" By Katherine Dean In the wake of several membership changes on the legislature\u2019s Judicial Proceedings Committee, Maryland appears poised to approve the legal recognition of same-sex marriage, possibly as early as next year, according to The Washington Post. A majority of senators on that committee now support legislation that would legalize gay marriage. Additionally, Democrats gained two Senate seats after the Nov. 2 election, which bodes well for supporters of marriage equality.  \u201cThis has truly been a transformative election on this issue,\u201d Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr. (D-Montgomery), an openly gay lawmaker who has sponsored marriage equality legislation told The Post. \u201cI could not have hoped for a better result. You can see a real path to enacting this legislation.\u201d The Post reports that leaders in Maryland\u2019s House of Delegates believe they have the votes to approve the legal recognition of same-sex marriage during the upcoming General Assembly, which convenes next month, while Democratic Gov. Martin O\u2019Malley has pledged to sign the bill.  If Maryland legally recognizes gay marriage, it will become the sixth state (in addition to the District of Coloumbia) to do so. Earlier this year, state Attorney General Douglas Gansler issued a legal opinion asserting that Maryland should recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Maryland May Approve Gay Marriage in 2011","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/maryland-may-approve-gay-marriage-in-2011\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]