Gay marriage opponents rally in Maine
6 ballot seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in Maine. The No Special Rights political action committee was holding a rally Monday at the State House in Augusta in favor of traditional marriage.www.wgme.com
Gay marriage at the polls
With same-sex marriage measures on four state ballots, the November election will provide the first major test of how much attitudes have progressed on the matter.www.latimes.com
On Minn. gay marriage vote, seniors a tough crowd
"We've always been able to count on people over 65 voting our way in higher numbers than any other age group," said Frank Schubert, the political strategist leading the campaigns against gay marriage in Minnesota, Maine, Maryland and Washington state.www.cbsnews.com
Gay Marriage, Pot, Immigration Among Ballot Issues
In Washington State, a legislative bill legalizing gay marriage is being challenged on the ballot. In Maine, a ballot initiative would overturn the state's ban on gay marriage, and Minnesota voters are being asked to vote on a measure that would create ...abcnews.go.com
Maryland same-sex marriage: Do Latinos support it?
In the four states of Maryland, Minnesota, Washington and Maine, for example, they will have a ballot that will includes an initiative on same-sex marriage. However, an interesting turn of events regarding same-sex marriage and the Dream Act has placed ...www.voxxi.com
Gay Marriage On Ballot In Four States; Obama Endorses Measures
That may change on Election Day, when voters in Maryland, Washington, Maine and Minnesota - awash in money, messages and advertisements from both sides of the issue - will make their decision on whether to recognize gay marriage. Supporters rally ...www.npr.org
Maine Gay Marriage Foes Raise Nearly $1M In October
The Maine campaign working to defeat Question 1, which would legalize gay marriage, raised nearly $1 million in October.www.ontopmag.com
Md. voters evenly split on same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage measures have been defeated in all 32 states in which they have been on the ballot. In addition to Maryland, Maine and Washington state will also vote on legalization this fall. Minnesota has a ballot measure that would ...articles.baltimoresun.com
Obama endorses gay marriage push in Washington, Maine
President Barack Obama on Thursday (Oct. 25) endorsed the same-sex marriage referendum on the Washington state ballot and also formally backed a similar measure on the ballot in Maine. The support from the president - who in May came out in favor of ...www.washingtonpost.com
Obama Backs Gay Marriage In Maine, Maryland, Washington
In Maine, gay-rights supporters put the measure on this year's ballot in hopes of reversing the results of a 2009 referendum in which voters rejected a same-sex marriage law passed by the legislature. In Maryland and Washington, gay-marriage laws were ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Gay marriage race brings in a lot of money on both sides
AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The leading PAC opposed to Maine's gay marriage referendum raised nearly $1-million in October, with most of the money coming from the National Organization for Marriage.www.wcsh6.com
Obama backs gay marriage measures in 3 states
President Barack Obama on Thursday threw his support behind ballot measures in Maine, Maryland and Washington state that would legalize same-sex marriage. Though the president first voiced his general approval for gay marriage in May, he had not ...www.google.com
Maine anti-gay marriage ad features Vt. innkeepers
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Opponents of Maine's gay marriage referendum say a new TV ad featuring Vermont innkeepers who were sued after refusing to host a lesbian couple's wedding reception shows how legalizing gay marriage can threaten free speech, but ...www.boston.com
Maine's top Catholic speaks against gay marriage
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The former Roman Catholic bishop of Maine is urging the state's Catholics to vote against efforts to legalize gay marriage in the state. In a statement Thursday, Bishop Richard Malone said Catholics who support same-sex marriage ...www.boston.com
Obama offers support to gay marriage in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - President Barack Obama is throwing his support behind Maine's ballot question seeking to legalize same-sex marriage. Mainers United for Marriage, the group leading the campaign in favor of gay marriage, says the Obama ...www.boston.com
Owners of Vermont's Wildflower Inn Oppose Maine's Same-Sex Marriage ...
6 Maine ballot. "A lesbian couple sued us for not supporting their gay wedding because of our Christian beliefs," Jim O'Reilly says in the commercial, which is sponsored by the Protect Marriage Maine campaign for traditional marriage. "We had to pay ...www.christianpost.com
Another Maine city endorses gay marriage
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- South Portland is joining other major Maine cities that have endorsed "yes" votes for the gay marriage question on the Nov. 6 ballot. With its vote Monday night, South Portland joins neighboring Portland and Bangor, whose ...www.wgme.com
LDS Church Silent on Md. Gay Marriage Referendum
But Mormon leaders in Maryland have been silent on the ballot measure to affirm or toss the state's new same-sex marriage law. Activists in other states voting next month on the issue (Maine, Minnesota and Washington) say they see the same thing.utahpulse.com
Turner's Lady Liberty stolen, caught in sign wars on same-sex marriage vote
The couple, who have been married for 38 years and oppose gay marriage, erected the statue with "No on 1" signs 10 days ago.bangordailynews.com
Same-sex marriage supporters seek historic victory in Maine
CORNISH, Maine - Three years ago, when this tiny town of antiques shops and farmland in western Maine joined the rest of the state in rejecting same-sex marriage, Teanna Thomas was too young to vote. From the sidelines, she challenged her parents, ...www.boston.com
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