Maryland Voters Support Same-Sex Unions

Towleroad tipped us off to a Baltimore Sun poll that shows a majority of Maryland voters support same-sex unions in some form. Same-sex marriage is currently illegal in Maryland and it was only a week ago that the state defined domestic partnership, which applies to both gay and straight couples.

Nearly 3 out of every 5 Maryland voters polled said the state should recognize same-sex unions; 19 percent support same-sex marriages and 39 percent back civil unions. About 39 percent of those polled were against granting any sort of legal status to same-sex couples and half of them felt a state constitutional amendment was necessary to restrict marriage rights to straight couples. The rest of those polled were undecided on the matter.

Plans exist to introduce a bill to legalize same-sex unions in Maryland this year, but there is currently little support for the measure to pass in the legislature.

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