Posts Tagged ‘EqualityMaine’
Together. We Can Protect Marriage Equality. Together.
In: Civil Rights|Discrimination|Gay Marriage|Marriage Equality
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Tweeting Loud For The VOTE!
In: Discrimination|Gay Marriage|Maine State House|Marriage Equality|Tweets
28 Apr 2009On April 28, The Exception Magazine, remarked on the Maine Legislature’s Judiciary Committees “ought to pass” vote for LD 1020, An Act To End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom. The Exception reported that, “The Committees’ members voted as follows: 11 ought to pass, 2 ought not to pass, and 1 ought to pass [...]
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URGENT UPDATE: MARRIAGE EQUALITY Public Hearing
11 Apr 2009The public hearing of the marriage bill has been changed to WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 at the AUGUSTA CIVIC CENTER. Given the overwhelming number of people on both sides who are planning to attend the hearing, the Legislature made the decision to move the location to the Augusta Civic Center on the nearest available day, Wednesday [...]
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Respect and Fairness: I Do!
30 Mar 2009A new video released by the Maine Freedom to Marry Coalition called “Respect and Fairness: The Heart of Who We Are in Maine” presents parents and educators talking about the importance of marriage equality in Maine. Superintendent Paul Knowles says of families led by gay and lesbian parents, “…We welcome them into our schools and [...]
As the battle for gay marriage heats up in the State Legislature, both sides gear up for a fight that will spread into every corner of Maine through a referendum. The referendum is expected – and certainly welcomed by proponents of marriage equality. As Betsy Smith of Equality Maine says, “We are going to be [...]
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Gay Couples Lobby Legislators on Valentine's Day
13 Feb 2009Lew Alessio and his partner, Jim Shaffer, have a marriage legal in Massachusetts – but live in Maine. The couple from Greene were among dozens of advocates in Augusta on Valentine’s Day delivering cards to legislators. Thursday’s event was sponsored by the Maine Freedom to Marry Coalition, which is made up of more than 20 [...]
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The image of a straight couple holding their young son – all three bright and blond – graces the home page of the Maine Marriage Initiative website, which is devoted to opposing a newly introduced gay marriage bill in the Maine Legislature. At a press conference last month, Democratic Senator Dennis S. Damon announced that [...]
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