Topic: Maine
It wasn't a big election year in terms of national elections, but there were some big issues at stake for the LGBT community. Voters in Maine overturned the gay marriage law by 53 to 47 percent. After the Maine legislature approved a ...
Bolstered by out-of-state money and volunteers, both sides jockeyed Monday to boost turnout for a Maine referendum that could give gay-rights activists in the U.S. their first victory at the ballot box on the deeply divisive issue of same-sex marriage.The state's voters ...
Maine voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat in New England, the corner of the country most supportive of gay marriage.Gay marriage has now lost in every ...
Gay marriage appeared in danger in Maine in a closely watched referendum Tuesday that the nation's gay rights movement had hoped would yield a breakthrough victory at the ballot box.Voters were asked to decide whether to repeal or affirm a state law ...
Voters in three states on Tuesday will have the final say on gay rights issues Voters in three states on Tuesday will have the final say on gay rights issues. And whether a gay-inclusive domestic partnership law gets rolled back in Washington ...
Maine voters to pass judgment on gay marriage; contest is being closely watched around the USGay marriage has lost in every single state in which it has been put to a popular vote. Come Election Day, gay-rights supporters are hoping to make ...
Despite his last-minute endorsement of Maine's gay marriage law when he signed it, Governor John Baldacci does not want it repealed Despite his last-minute endorsement of Maine's gay marriage law when he signed it, Governor John Baldacci does not want it repealed, ...
Gay-marriage supporters, opponents in Maine square off in TV debateA supporter and an opponent of same-sex marriage made their respective cases on live television Wednesday, less than a week before a statewide referendum on whether to allow gay marriage in Maine.The referendum ...
Maine Gov. Baldacci urges residents to vote against repealing state's same-sex marriage lawMaine Gov. John Baldacci on Tuesday urged residents to vote against repealing the state's same-sex marriage law while acknowledging his past opposition to gay marriage.With one week remaining before a ...
Maine pro-gay marriage campaign continues to outraise opponents, but contest remains tight The pro-gay marriage campaign in Maine announced Friday it had raised nearly twice as much money as opponents of gay marriage, but the contest remains tight. Campaign finance reports filed ...