In 2009, there was an epic battle in the state of Maine to repeal/save marriage equality. A lot of blood, sweat and tears went into that battle, and it was covered by filmmakers Joe Fox and James Nubile, and turned into documentary “Question One.” Chronicling events from the perspective of both sides of the question, there is a [...]

The National Organization for Marriage’s unsuccessful fight to skirt Maine’s financial disclosure laws just backfired majorly on the group by revealing a  distasteful part of its game plan to stop marriage equality. According to a court document that was uploaded online, NOM specifically worked to drive a wedge between the black and gay community on [...]

Maine has a proud history of tenacity in its pursuit of civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. In November 2005, after several rounds of legislative action and ballot measures stretching over 12 years, Mainers voted to uphold their LGBT non-discrimination law by a margin of more than 10 percent. A similar [...]

The National Organization for Marriage loses another round in court against Maine’s disclosure laws. Meanwhile, a soon-to-be released documentary threatens to expose the questionable tactics of those the organization employed to defeat Maine’s marriage equality law.

The opposition of the Roman Catholic Church’s hierarchy to marriage equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people is legendary.  Not only does the Catholic Church lobby for anti-equality constitutional amendments and against marriage equality laws, it has been known to fundraise for those efforts and circulate referendum petitions during Holy Mass while the [...]

Following is a message from Courage Campaign Equality Program.  Below the fold are details on how you, no matter where you live, can help make Nov. 3rd a day of triple delight in Washington, Michigan and Maine.  If you are a blogger, grab this code from Courage Campaign and run with it yourself. Help WA, [...]

(Thanks to Chino Blanco for this clip and to Lurleen for posting… bumping up to top) I am thrilled with yet another large endorsement in Maine for marriage equality! This just in from Mark Sullivan at Protect Marriage Maine! Portland, Maine (October 23, 2009) – Today a group of Maine businesspeople joined together to launch [...]

H/T Dan and Sue.  In Maine today, the National Organization for Marriage filed for special rights to ignore Maine’s campaign finance laws. The biggest contributor to the group trying to overturn Maine’s gay marriage law is suing the state over its campaign reporting requirements.   The state ethics commission voted Oct. 1 to take a [...]

Kerry Eleveld at The Advocate reports: In response to an inquiry from The Advocate, the White House issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s position on same-sex relationship recognition voter referenda in Maine and Washington. “The President has long opposed divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights and benefits to same-sex couples, and as [...]

Keep Marriage Equality in Maine! This Sunday, join a virtual phone bank to help the Maine NO on 1 campaign. All you need is a computer and a phone. Sunday, September 27 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.