Schools emerge as new tactic in gay marriage votes
(San Francisco) In one ad after another, voters in California and Maine were besieged with images of what would supposedly happen if same-sex marriage were legal: Students on a field trip to a lesbian wedding, elementary kids gobbling up books featuring gay couples, kindergartners learning about homosexuality from their teachers.
The …
Tags: Books, Elementary Kids, Field Trip, Gay Couples, gay marriage, Homosexuality, Images, Legal Students, Lesbian Wedding, Maine, marriage, same sex marriage, San Francisco, TacticJudge: NOM must disclose donors
After being denied an injunction, NOM lost their case to keep donor names secret in Maine.
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Maine homophobes want to accept gays
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Maine homophobes want to accept gays
Tags: Gays, MaineCorvino: The work left to do
Less than a week before the election, polls continue to show close races in both Washington State, where voters may substantially expand domestic-partner legislation, and Maine, where they may rescind marriage-equality. We could win in either state (or both)—but we could lose, too.
Win or lose, there’s one truth this campaign …
Tags: Domestic Partner, Election Polls, Legislation, Maine, marriage, Marriage Equality, Truth, Washington StateCatholic Church revs up for marriage fight
The Church is hold extra collections to raise money to fight same-sex marriage recognition in Maine.
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The Church is hold extra collections to raise money to fight same-sex marriage recognition in Maine.
Tags: Catholic Church, Catholic Marriage, Collections, Extra, Maine, marriage, Raise Money, same sex marriageNo on 1 ads start in Maine
Two advertisements to support same-sex marriage by Protect Maine Equality have started airing.
Tags: Ads, Advertisements, Equality, Maine, marriage, same sex marriageSigs collected for Maine ballot initiative
The FRC says enough signatures were collected to put ME’s marriage amendment on the ballot.
Tags: Ballot Initiative, Frc, Maine, marriage, Marriage Amendment, SignaturesMaine campaign heats up
With the prospect of a November referendum on same-sex marriage in Maine all but certain, pro-equality advocates are gearing up for a bruising battle to preserve the state’s marriage equality bill, signed by Gov. John Baldacci in May. Since January, Maine Freedom to Marry has been ramping up a vast field campaign to identify pro-equality voters. Without a presidential or gubernatorial race to bring voters out, Maine Freedom to Marry campaign manager Jesse Connolly said grassroots fieldwork is essential to finding voters who support marriage equality and to turning them out at the polls on Election Day.
“This campaign is really about having one-on-one conversations with Maine voters. … We’re raising money, we’re building a campaign, but we’re really excited about this great work the field effort has been doing,” said Connolly.
Yet campaign finance reports suggest that pro-equality advocates may face an uphill battle. Thus far, anti-gay activists have outpaced pro-equality advocates in fundraising. Much of that money has come from the national religious right organizations that backed the successful campaign to pass California’s Proposition 8 last year. See Maine campaign heats up
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