Maine voters support same-sex discrimination because Bible told them so

Tuesday’s election has once again proven that the self-righteous Right-Wing of this nation are well-funded and pro-activist as their record for defeating state referendums recognizing same-sex marriages remains perfect at 31-and-0. The LGBT community in the State of Maine is the latest group of Americans who see themselves denied their bid for equality, when voters [...]

Nation’s eyes on Maine’s same-sex marriage vote

As Mainers head to the polls today to decide the fate of the new law that allows same-sex couples to marry, the nation waits to see if this state of 1.3 million will be the first to endorse gay marriage via referendum vote.
Tuesday’s ballot asks citizens whether or not they wish to repeal the same-sex [...]

Separating Same-Sex Marriage Fact From Fiction

Earlier, Dirigo Blue posted part of a Bangor Daily News editorial on Question 1.  The post contained a piece of the Op/Ed which addressed the claim by Yes on 1 that gay marriage will be forced to be taught to children in Maine schools if the people’s veto fails.  Those claims are false, as the [...]

Gay marriage supporters airing television advertisement

AUGUSTA — Gay marriage supporters began running a television advertisement Thursday that features gay and straight Mainers talking about the importance of equality.
The advertisement is funded by a coalition of nonprofit groups that support gay marriage but which are not directly involved in the campaign to defend the state’s gay marriage law against a people’s [...]

Maine gay marriage opponents submit challenges

By The Associated Press

(Augusta) Opponents of Maine’s new gay marriage law have submitted petitions seeking a November referendum on the measure.
Leaders of the Stand for Marriage campaign said Friday they collected more than 100,000 signatures of registered Maine voters. Cartons containing the petitions have been turned into the secretary of state’s office to be certified.
A [...]

Gay Marriage Foes Reach Signature Goal In Maine

Via Boston Herald
PORTLAND, Maine – Gay marriage foes in Maine say they’ve collected enough signatures to stop the new law from going into effect and to force a statewide vote in November.
Mark Mutty from the Stand for Marriage Maine coalition says it took only four weeks to gather the more than 55,087 signatures necessary to [...]