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Same-Sex Marriage After Maine: What Can We Do Differently?

Isobel White | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 8, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, Lgbt Education, Lgbt Issues in Schools, Gay, Same-Sex Marriage, Maine, Lgbt, Homosexuality, Gay Issues in Schools, Education, Gay Rights, Family Diversity, LGBT Rights, Maine Gay Marriage, Homophobia, California Gay Marriage Ban, Glsen, No on 1, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Politics News
Isobel White

If experiences in California are any measure, LGBT residents of Maine can expect higher levels of stress and depression and greater feelings of political alienation. So what can we do differently?

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We All Sink or Swim Together

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Lux

Conservatives understand that a headline the day after the Maine initiative about them succeeding at rolling back the gay marriage bill helps them build momentum, and helps deflate and discourage progressives.

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Tomorrow We Can Make History

Rep. Chellie Pingree | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Chellie Pingree

Tomorrow, Maine voters decide whether to repeal Maine's 4-month-old same-sex marriage law. Maine can become the first state in the country to support marriage equality in a statewide vote.

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Maine Gay Marriage Referendum: Results, Updates

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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*****CHECK BACK HERE TONIGHT FOR RESULTS***** ***UPDATE 10:14PM*** Early returns show the vote is close: Gay marriage was put to a vote in Maine on...

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A Side by Side Comparison of TV Ads on Maine's Gay Marriage Law

Mike Alvear | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Alvear

Maine legalized same sex marriage this past June but The Right Wing managed to put it on the ballot for this November. Here's how the TV wars are going.

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Don't Just Be on the Right Side of History, Be a Part of Making History

Lane Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chellie Pingree, LGBT Rights, No on 1 Maine, No on 1, Civil Rights, Marriage Equality, Maine, John Baldacci, Politics News
Lane Hudson

Sometimes our daily lives make it difficult to know when you are in the midst of history being made. Make no mistake about it, though. Right now, we...

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Maine, The Way Life Should Be

Sara Whitman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: LGBT Rights, Lgbt, Lgbt-Families, No on 1, Maine, Marriage Equality, Proposition 8, Same Sex Marriage, National Organization for Marriage, Gay Marriage, Healthy Living News
Sara Whitman

I don't know if anyone from the anti-equality side realizes this, but we are going to have families whether we have rights nor not. Our kids are going to go to public schools, period.

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Maine Anti-Equality Bait and Switch Auditions

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa Derrick

Imagine sending in your tape, making it through the first round of auditions, then showing up only to learn the lines you're supposed to read are part of taking away the rights of your fellow Mainers.

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Marriage Equality: Ireland

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa Derrick

As campaigns in the US for marriage equality gear up -- notably Maine, Washington State and Washington, DC, -- Marriage Equality Ireland has launched this sweet ad, Sinead's Hand.

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