The Urgency of Maine
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WeHo News: As LGBT activists discuss how and when to restore the freedom to marry in California, dramatic events are unfolding on the other side of the country that will greatly affect our fight for gay marriage rights here and ultimately across the rest of America. In May, when Maine became the fifth state to recognize the right of same-sex couples to marry—after years of public education efforts and grass-roots organizing there—that great day for social justice was not the end of the story. Just as in California with Prop 8, right-wing forces responded by collecting enough names to almost certainly qualify a ballot measure that will ask voters to affirm or reject the civil rights of Maine’s gay and lesbian citizens. Fortunately, LGBT and allied groups began preparing to battle such an initiative many months ago after the Supreme Court upheld Prop 8. Through direct contact and conversations with tens of thousands of voters, they have already identified more than a quarter of the votes needed to win on November 3.
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