Maine Gay Marriage

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Observations from the Trenches in Maine

Jesse Connolly | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

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By moving this basic premise of marriage equality from the sink hole of catastrophic defeat state after state, year after year, to within striking distance of a win, we will eventually reach the finish line.

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Moment of Clarity - Yet Another Reason Gay Marriage Should Be Legal

Lee Camp | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy

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Voting on Equal Rights is a National Disgrace

Wayne Besen | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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With a record of 0-31 in marriage initiatives, now may be a good opportunity to review our complicity in a process that doles out or strips away basic rights by majority vote.

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The New Gay Apartheid

Jim David | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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Whatever church those people do go to, they are taught hate and fear, not the Christian love I grew up with. They both hate gays and fear them.

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Now What? The Long and Winding Road towards LGBT Equality

Geoff Kors | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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Over the past year, voters have stripped away marriage rights in California and Maine. And the California Supreme Court failed in its obligation to protect our fundamental freedom to marry. So now what?

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

Isobel White | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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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From California to Maine: Lessons in Reliability and Perseverance

Joseph DiNorcia, Jr. | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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When push came to shove, the voters of both Maine and California have acted to restrict marriage rights. So what's going on? Why have these states abandoned us and the progressive cause?

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Gays Boycott the Democrats - Finally

Jennifer Vanasco | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Gays and lesbians raise a large amount of funds for the DNC. Until our major issues are addressed, it is time we close the gayTM.

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Chicago-Area Bishops Spent Money Fighting Maine Gay Marriage

Chicago Catholic News | Posted 11.09.2009 | Chicago

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As Maine voters decided this past week to overturn their state's controversial same-sex marriage law, they had a little help from several Chicago-area...

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Same-Sex Marriage May Get Albany Vote On Tuesday

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson on Monday urged lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, calling it "an issue that touches on the...

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Marriage Equality in New York: The Time Is Now

Liz Krueger | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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I do not know that this legislation will pass, although I am optimistic. But whether we have the votes to pass marriage equality legislation or not, it will be a credit to the Senate.

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F**k Maine: A Call for Civil Disobedience in the Fight for Marriage Equality

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

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It's been a generation since ACT-UP's members and other activists took to the streets, protesting outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York and the NIH. These tactics should not be lost in this new struggle for marriage equality.

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Keeping the Same-Sex Marriage Defeat in Maine in Perspective

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

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As recently as 15 years ago, there was not a single state law that provided any form of recognition or protection to same-sex couples.

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Carrie Prejean Discusses Her Sex Tape

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 11.05.2009 | Comedy

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It's being reported that former Miss California Carrie Prejean has settled her lawsuit without pocketing any of the over $1 million dollars she had requested. The reason? Sex tape.

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Same-Sex Marriage and the Meaning of Words

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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Even if people are willing, as good citizens, to grant gays and lesbians "all the rights married people have," they can't stand the thought of seeing marriage, a "sacred" word, and concept, brutalized.

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Gay Apartheid Outs the Other Side of an Otherwise Great Nation

Herb Hamsher | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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Maine is yet one more demonstration that the vast numbers of people in this country who don't believe in Gay Apartheid are simply not motivated to come out in sufficient numbers to oppose it.

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Gay Leaders Blame Obama, TV Ads For Loss In Maine

AP | LISA LEFF and DAVID CRARY | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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SAN FRANCISCO — Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads – and President Barack Obama's lack of...

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My (Brief) Thoughts on Maine

Paul Hogarth | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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This loss in Maine on Question 1 is so much worse than Prop 8 because I don't know what we could have done differently.

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Gay Marriage Loss in Maine Is a Straight Loser

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Gay marriage is a civil rights issue; it will take a Supreme Court decision or an amendment to the US Constitution to make this right. That's almost inconceivably hard work, but ending slavery was no picnic either.

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The Power of Fear and the Obligation to Hope

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

It was not surprising to learn that New Jersey and Virginia both elected Republican Governors. But I could not have predicted the loss in the tiny, liberal, free state of Maine.

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Maine Gay Marriage Referendum: Results, Updates

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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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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Snowe, Collins Refuse To Say How They Voted On Maine Gay Marriage Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, two Senate Republicans from Maine, have amassed outsized power by playing their legislative cards very tightly and ke...

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What Thomas Jefferson Would Think of Maine Voting on Other People's Rights

Mike Alvear | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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There is only one thing worse than voting to deny somebody their rights: Voting to give it to them. Sometimes I wonder how the framers of the Cons...

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Obama and LGBT Rights: A Year Since Election Day

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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Looking back on a year of LGBT rights activism under the Obama umbrella, I wonder just how much we have done to make LGBT rights a priority for Americans. The president himself has done little.

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Maine Question 1: We're Working too Hard to Lose ...

Paul Hogarth | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

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It's inspiring to see the passion as we sense this election's national implications for marriage equality. And we're still asking folks to make spur-of-the-moment plans to drive up to Maine.

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