Maryland
Relationship Recognition Information
| no | Licenses marriages for same-sex couples. |
| no | Honors marriages of same-sex couples from other jurisdictions. |
| no | Relationship recognition for same-sex couples: None. |
Marriage equality lawsuit pending.
- 2000 Pro-marriage bill introduced. HB 919, a bill to eliminate sex discrimination in marriage, is introduced. It would allow “two consenting adults” to marry, rather than restricting the freedom to marry to different-sex couples. Blocked in committee.
Employment Information
| yes | Private employment protections based on sexual orientation. |
| no | Private employment protections based on gender identity. |
| yes | Public (state) employment protections based on sexual orientation. |
| - | Public (state) employment protections based on gender identity. |
See Maryland Code Article 49B § 14 and § 16.
Parenting Information
| Who May Adopt | ny adult. Can’t deny petition because applicant is single. Md. Code § 5-309. |
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| Second Parent Adoptions | Approved in lower courts. |
| Notes | Positive climate indicated by visitation case, Boswell v. Boswell, 721 A.2d 662 (1998). |
Cases
Boswell v. Boswell
Case seeking visitation rights for a gay father
Conaway v. Deane & Polyak
(Amicus) Case seeking the right for same-sex couples to marry in Maryland
Flanigan v. University of Maryland Hospital System
Case challenging a hospital’s decision to keep a gay man from visiting his dying partner
Hedberg v. Detthow
Case seeking to remove custody restriction forcing a same-sex couple to live separately in order to retain custody of a child
Murray
Matter of an individual who was denied eligibility for transplant procedure because of his HIV status
