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Nov 16th, 2009 |
By Marcus French |
Category: Law & Politics, News
Since the passage of Question 1 in Maine which repealed a law that had redefined marriage to include same sex couples, death threats have been coming in against those affiliated with the “Yes on 1″ effort. According to Matt Barber:
Michael Heath, former director of the Christian Civic League of Maine, was directly targeted with a [...]
Tags: death threats, gay marriage, homosexual agenda, homosexuality, maine, matt barber, new england, vote, yes on 1
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Nov 4th, 2009 |
By Marcus French |
Category: Law & Politics, News
On Tuesday, a state law in Maine that would have redefined marriage to include same-sex couples was repealed. According to FoxNews:
Voters in the northeastern state of Maine repealed a state law that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat in the corner of the country most supportive [...]
Tags: gay marriage, maine, new england, vote
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May 6th, 2009 |
By Marcus French |
Category: Law & Politics, News
According to the Portland Press Herald:
Democratic Gov. John Baldacci today signed into law a bill allowing gay marriage, making Maine the fifth state to allow same-sex marriage.
The governor’s signature came barely an hour after the measure won final approval in the state Legislature, with a final 31-8 vote in favor in the Maine Senate.
Baldacci said [...]
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May 5th, 2009 |
By Marcus French |
Category: Law & Politics, News
Maine’s House of Representatives will vote today on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage. The bill was approved by the Senate last week, and a live video stream from the House can be viewed here.
Update: The bill was passed by the House, and is heading back to the Senate for a final [...]
Tags: gay marriage, homosexuality, law, maine
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Jan 16th, 2009 |
By Marcus French |
Category: Law & Politics, News
On November 18th of last year, GLAD issued a press release announcing their “Six by Twelve” initiative to have gay marriage legalized in all six New England states by 2012. According to the Washington Times:
Same-sex marriage is already legal in Connecticut and Massachusetts, a result of court decisions in cases brought by GLAD lawyers. The [...]
Tags: equality maine, gay marriage, glad, homosexuality, maine, new england
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