Maine Gay Marriage Vote

Maine Poised For Second Public Vote On Gay Marriage

AP | GLENN ADAMS | Posted 03.27.2012

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AUGUSTA, Maine — Gay rights activists in Maine, the only New England state that doesn't allow gay marriage or civil unions, moved Thursday towar...

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WATCH: Will This New Campaign Get Maine Residents To Embrace Gay Marriage?

Posted 11.21.2011

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Maine's marriage equality advocates are taking a new, more empathetic approach in promoting the idea of same-sex marriage ahead of the state's 2012 el...

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Gay leaders Blame Obama, TV Ads For Loss In Maine

AP | LISA LEFF and DAVID CRARY | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Gay Apartheid Outs the Other Side of an Otherwise Great Nation

Herb Hamsher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Herb Hamsher

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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Observations from the Trenches in Maine

Jesse Connolly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jesse Connolly

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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Maine Gay Marriage Vote: Voters Repeal Law Legalizing Gay Marriage

AP | JOHN CURRAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) Maine voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat...

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The Gay 'Civil Likes' Movement

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wayne Besen

Gay rights is 0-31 at the ballot box. The LGBT movement needs to switch gears, admit that our tactics are not working, and change strategies or try new approaches. Here are some suggestions.

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Chicago-Area Bishops Spent Money Fighting Maine Gay Marriage

Chicago Catholic News | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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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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