 and cosmetic procedures. Same-sex marriage in Maryland has been on the incline since a decade ago when it was first legalized. The US Census Bureau estimated that there were about 4,400 same-sex married couples in Maryland in 2012, the year before the state made it legal. That number grew to over 10,000 by 2015 when the Supreme Court ruled marriage a fundamental right that could not be denied to same-sex couples.