Maine legalizes Same Sex Marriage

by Rickey
November 7, 2012 at 12:12 am

The state of Maine has legalized gay marriage. It is the first state to do so via popular vote.

I am so happy!

Maine voted to legalize same-sex marriage today in a reversal of a 2009 vote when same-sex marriage was defeated.

Maine now joins six other states, as well as the District of Columbia, in allowing lesbians and gays to marry. News of the vote was met with jubilant cries at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, where hundreds of supporters of the ballot initiative gathered to await the results.

Before today, no state had approved gay marriage through a popular vote, rather than a court decision or legislative act. Three other states — Washington, Maryland, and Minnesota — also had same-sex marriage questions on the ballot in Tuesday’s election.

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wildhorse19

I'm so happy for them, other states should follow..

Mikhail XO moderator

Go Maine!!! Don't wanna live there...but if I did, nice to know I could marry some 'Downeaster' dude.

Now let's watch as all of the nut-case, bigoted, zealots begin to work on their ballot propositions to amend the (state's) constitution for the next election cycle.