Update on Maine’s Anti-Gay Wingnuts

Apparently our friends at NOM (National Organization of Marriage) and the Catholic Church are funding the ballot initiative this coming November to defeat the ability for same-sex couples to get married in Maine. Dabble Post reports that: The anti-gay ballot initiative in Maine is being launched, funded, and run by the National Organization for Marriage [...]

“People’s Veto” in Maine Nears Reality

The right wingnuts in my home state of Maine are close to getting the 60,000 signatures needed to put a “people’s veto” on the next election ballot to overturn same-sex marriage in Maine. I really want to see the names on the ballot because I would bet that my brother’s name is among the signatures [...]

I’m Proud of Maine (my home state) Today

Maine’s Governor just signed same-sex marriage into law.  I’m proud of my home state today. I’ll visit Maine next month and am really looking forward to my visit now. From MSNBC: Maine enacts law allowing gay marriages State becomes fifth to do so; New Hampshire could decide later today The Associated Press updated 9:59 a.m. [...]

Maine Goes Gay (my home state)!

From Towleroad: Maine Judiciary Committee Gives Strong Endorsement to Marriage Bill – Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men. The legislative committee which held last week’s public hearings in Maine on a marriage equality bill have given the legislation a robust endorsement, Bangor Daily News reports: “The Judiciary Committee voted 11-2-1 in favor of [...]

Maine to consider allowing same-sex marriage

Good news!  My home state of Maine is considering changing the definition of marriage to include gays and lesbians. The bill that gay rights advocates are introducing into the state legislature would define marriage as the union of two people, rather than one man and one woman. It would allow any two eligible people, regardless [...]