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==Adoption==
==Adoption==
Maryland law permits any adult to petition to adopt<ref>[http://www.hrc.org/issues/parenting/897.htm]</ref>
Maryland law permits any adult to petition to adopt<ref>[http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/maryland-adoption-law Maryland Adoption Law]</ref>


==Discrimination protection and hate crime laws==
==Discrimination protection and hate crime laws==
Maryland law protects against discrimination based only on sexual orientation, but not gender identity.<ref>Human Rights Campaign: [http://www.hrc.org/907.htm Maryland Non-Discrimination Law], accessed April 16, 2011</ref> In 2012, a bill called SB212<ref>[http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/sb/sb0212f.pdf]</ref> has been introduced to the [[Maryland Legislature]] to include gender identity in discrimination statutes. However this proposed law does not include public accommodations<ref>[http://www.genderrightsmaryland.org/joomla/]</ref>. State law covers hate crimes based on both sexual orientation and gender identity.<ref>Human Rights Campaign: [http://www.hrc.org/902.htm Maryland Hate Crimes Law ], accessed April 16, 2011</ref>
Maryland law protects against discrimination based only on sexual orientation, but not gender identity.<ref>Human Rights Campaign: [http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/maryland-non-discrimination-law1 Maryland Non-Discrimination Law], accessed April 16, 2011</ref> In 2012, a bill called SB212<ref>[http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/sb/sb0212f.pdf]</ref> has been introduced to the [[Maryland Legislature]] to include gender identity in discrimination statutes. However this proposed law does not include public accommodations<ref>[http://www.genderrightsmaryland.org/joomla/]</ref>. State law covers hate crimes based on both sexual orientation and gender identity.<ref>Human Rights Campaign: [http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/maryland-hate-crimes-law Maryland Hate Crimes Law], accessed April 16, 2011</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:27, 2 February 2012

LGBTQ rights in Maryland
Maryland (US)
StatusLegal since 1999
(Legislative repeal)
Gender identityOnly under hate crime law
Discrimination protectionsOnly sexual orientation, but not gender identity/expression (see below)
Family rights
Recognition of relationshipsSame-sex unions recognized if performed elsewhere, not performed in the state.
Restrictionsnone
AdoptionYes

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Maryland face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Maryland. Same-sex couples and families headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for all of the protections available to different-sex married couples.

Laws against homosexuality

Decriminalization of consensual sodomy was protracted at the state level. Schochet v. State (1990) invalidated laws against consensual heterosexual sex between adults in private.[1] Williams v. Glendening (1998 decision) invalidated laws against oral sex between persons of the same sex.[2] Williams v. Glendening (1999 decree) invalidated laws against consensual anal sex.[3]

Recognition of same-sex relationships

Main article: Same-sex marriage in Maryland

Maryland prohibits recognition of same-sex marriages by statute. However, a limited form of domestic partnership is available for same-sex couples as of 2008.[4]

The state does recognize same sex marriages performed out of state

Maryland has provided benefits to sames-sex partners of state employees since 2009.[5]

Adoption

Maryland law permits any adult to petition to adopt[6]

Discrimination protection and hate crime laws

Maryland law protects against discrimination based only on sexual orientation, but not gender identity.[7] In 2012, a bill called SB212[8] has been introduced to the Maryland Legislature to include gender identity in discrimination statutes. However this proposed law does not include public accommodations[9]. State law covers hate crimes based on both sexual orientation and gender identity.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Google Scholar: Stephen Adam Schochet v. State of Maryland, October 9, 1990, accessed March 11, 2011
  2. ^ http://millionformarriage.hrc.org/your_community/911.htm
  3. ^ http://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/maryland.htm
  4. ^ http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/fnotes/bil_0006/sb0566.pdf
  5. ^ National Conference of State Legislatures: "States offering benefits for same-sex partners of state employees", accessed April 16, 2011
  6. ^ Maryland Adoption Law
  7. ^ Human Rights Campaign: Maryland Non-Discrimination Law, accessed April 16, 2011
  8. ^ [1]
  9. ^ [2]
  10. ^ Human Rights Campaign: Maryland Hate Crimes Law, accessed April 16, 2011
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