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Thursday, 25 February 2010 00:00 staff Local News

‘A Good First Step’
Attorney General issues opinion that Maryland may recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages.

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler After 9 months of anticipation, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler issued an opinion on February 24 that says that Maryland may recognize the valid marriages of same-sex couples performed in other states or foreign countries. Senator Richard Madaleno (D-Montgmery) had requested the opinion last May.

House Panel Defeats Anti-marriage Equality Bill

by Steve Charing

The Maryland House Judiciary Committee voted 12-8 to defeat a bill that would have not only invalidated marriages between same-sex couples entered into in another state or in a foreign country, but also declared that "marriages between individuals of the same sex are against the public policy of the State." The vote on HB 90 that had been authored by Delegate Emmett Burns (D-Baltimore County) took place on February 3—less than a week after a hearing on the bill took place before the committee.

Muggings in Harrisburg Afflict Gay Community

Police indifference a concern

by Jay Loane

It was first being reported within the lgbt community of Harrisburg, PA back in August of 2009. After arriving at friend’s house, Ryan Bowman remembered that he had left a few items in his car and proceeded to collect them. His vehicle was parked in the 1100 block of North Second St., in the Midtowne section of the city.