Topic: Maine
Gay marriage foes win in Maine and California with message about schoolsGay marriage opponents pulled off another victory at the ballot box this week by using a tried-and-tested argument: Approve it and children will be taught homosexuality in school.Voters seemed to be ...
PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - Voters in Maine on Tuesday overturned a law allowing same-sex couples to wed, dealing a fresh setback to the U.S. gay marriage movement in a race that attracted national attention.The law was approved by Maine's Legislature in May ...
Despite polls showing a closer race, Maine easily shunned a gay marriage law on Tuesday Despite polls showing a closer race, Maine easily shunned a gay marriage law on Tuesday. A No on 1 campaign party that featured pro-gay marriage Maine leaders ...
On Tuesday opponents of Maine's Referendum 1 woke up in shock and anger. Some 52% or 53% of Maine's voters opted to repeal the state's new same-sex marriage law. Maine's voters should never have had the opportunity to decide this issue, nor ...
Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for same-sex marriage loss in Maine; conservatives rejoiceStunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads and President Barack Obama's lack of engagement for a bitter election setback in Maine that could alter the ...
Absolutely, my biggest criticism of Mr. Obama is his ambivalent attitude towards the gay community. With the exception of his statements on "don't ask, don't tell" (which took him forever to make) he has put forth no effort into being a proper ...
Wow i've not checked in a while =) Just been busy, work is a killer bee and i am stung. Anyway sometimes it takes some rage to get me started at something again, and that little fact about me rings true again ...
Disappointment, not joy, fills Maine ballroom where gay marriage party was plannedCecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for an election night party in a Holiday Inn ballroom, they ...
Voters decided Tuesday whether to keep or repeal key LGBT rights laws in several states. Kalamazoo: The southern Michigan city will keep its law approved by city leaders last June making it illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity ...
A question on gay marriage is being given credit for a higher than projected turnout in Maine A question on gay marriage is being given credit for a higher than projected turnout in Maine, the AP reported. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap ...