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NOM Pledges Opposition To Gay Marriage In Maine

OIA Staff — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:50:47 +0000

The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) on Thursday pledged to work against a proposed referendum that would legalize gay marriage in Maine. Shortly after supporters in Maine announced they would return to the ballot box this November, NOM, the nation’s most vociferous opponent of the institution, pledged to work against the effort. “NOM intends to [...]

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More Than 100K Sign Petition to Reconsider Gay Marriage in Maine

OIA Staff — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:23:08 +0000

Gay-rights activists in Maine gathered more than 35,000 signatures on Election Day to support a 2012 ballot imitative that would allow same-sex couples to get marriage license, reported Equality Maine . via. Read the full article @ More Than 100K Sign Petition to Reconsider Gay Marriage in Maine Read more articles @ our blogBecome a [...]

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Maine Taking Another Run At Marriage?

OIA Staff — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:16:20 +0000

Since the defeat, gay rights advocates said they have been working behind the scenes to try to change public opinion and said same-sex marriage could come up for a vote again in 2012 in the form of a citizens’ initiative. “We do have that option, and we’ll decide once we get to the point where [...]

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MAINE: Federal Judge Rejects NOM’s Attempt To Hide Names Of Donors

OIA Staff — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:28:10 +0000

A federal judge ruled yesterday that Maine’s campaign finance disclosure law is constitutional, rejecting NOM’s long-running battle to hide the names of its donors. via. Read the full article @ MAINE: Federal Judge Rejects NOM’s Attempt To Hide Names Of Donors Read more articles @ our blogBecome a fan on FacebookFollow us on Twitter

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“Equality is the prime rib of America” – Lady Gaga’s ‘DADT’ Speech in Maine

OIA Staff — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:09:39 +0000

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network and Lady Gaga today held a rally to pressure Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins to end a GOP filibuster on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Watch Lady Gaga’s speech below: VIA. Read the full article @ “Equality is the prime rib of America” – Lady Gaga’s ‘DADT’ Speech in Maine [...]

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Lady Gaga To Rally Against ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ In Maine

OIA Staff — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:36:42 +0000

Lady Gaga’s crusade to eliminate the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which bans openly gay people from serving in the military, continues with a rally at Portland, Maine’s Deering Oaks Park Monday afternoon at 4 pm PT. Lady Gaga will lead the rally in anticipation of Tuesday’s U.S. Senate vote on a defense bill that includes [...]

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Maine man wins $1 million gay discrimination suit

OIA Staff — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:35:12 +0000

A jury has awarded a Maine man more than $1 million in a discrimination case based on sexual orientation – the largest such award to date in Maine. Edward Russell’s attorney, Guy Loranger, argued in Cumberland County Superior Court that his client was repeatedly passed up for promotion because he is gay. In late June, a [...]

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When Things Go Bad – General Gayety

OIA Staff — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:57:59 +0000

I spent an hour in the dentist’s chair yesterday, getting shots and enduring drills. I’d rather do that again today than write about Bruce LaVallee-Davidson. But I feel if I don’t tackle the subject of Bruce, I’ll be hiding my head in the sand. And sand tastes no better than Novocain. LaVallee-Davidson, who lives in [...]

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LGBT Advocates Decry Efforts of Anti-Gay Marriage Group to Swing Senate Race to Brown

OIA Staff — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:05:51 +0000

Leaders in the LGBT community today responded sharply to reports that the National Organization of Marriage (NOM) placed thousands of robo-calls to Massachusetts voters on Saturday, urging them to defeat “radical” Martha Coakley because of her support of same-sex marriage. MassEquality and the Human Rights campaign were joined by Congressman Barney Frank and State Representative [...]

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Maine HS Student Organizes Marriage Equality Rally in Bangor

OIA Staff — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:45:41 +0000

Bangor High School student Antonio Carroll organized a marriage equality rally over the weekend to show that Mainers may be down, but they’re not out. And that time is definitely on our side. [ More @ Towleroad ] Read the full article @ Maine HS Student Organizes Marriage Equality Rally in Bangor Read more articles [...]

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The Dangers of Voting on Civil Rights

OIA Staff — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:52:06 +0000

In an election that had been billed for weeks as too close to call, Maine’s often unpredictable voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed. Gay marriage has now lost in all 31 states in which it has been put to a popular vote — a trend that the [...]

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Maggie Gallagher: ‘Marriage Advocates are Energized’ After Maine

OIA Staff — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:54:35 +0000

Maggie Gallagher clucks to the Catholic News Agency over the bigot victory in Maine… Then check out the second clip that is a great translation. [ Towleroad ] Read the full article @ Maggie Gallagher: ‘Marriage Advocates are Energized’ After Maine Read more articles @ our blogBecome a fan on FacebookFollow us on Twitter

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MSNBC Reporter Uses Anti-Gay Talking Points

OIA Staff — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:40:06 +0000

Contessa Brewer, a reporter for MSNBC has used language straight from the anti-gay marriage talking points, to describe the outcome of the marriage referendum in Maine. [ Queers United ] Read the full article @ MSNBC Reporter Uses Anti-Gay Talking Points Read more articles @ our blogBecome a fan on FacebookFollow us on Twitter

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Marriage equality goes down in Maine

OIA Staff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:32:49 +0000

“Despite this setback, the tide clearly is turning nationwide in favor of marriage equality. We are confident that Maine will again join the growing number of states that extend the essential security and legal protections of marriage to all loving, committed couples.” — Rea Carey, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force The National [...]

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Money Laundering by NOM in Maine Election?

OIA Staff — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:33:03 +0000

Californians Against Hate founder Fred Karger sent a letter today warning top Maine election officials of possible money laundering by opponents of same-sex marriage. The organization trying to overturn Maine’s same-sex marriage law, Stand for Marriage PAC recently turned in 100,000 signatures to place the question on the November ballot. These gay marriage foes hope [...]

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National Organization for Marriage Loses Effort to Keep Names of Donors Disclosed in Maine

OIA Staff — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:50:25 +0000

The New Jersey-based National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has been fighting to keep the names of donors to the “Yes on 1″ campaign in Maine private. They lost: “Judge D. Brock Hornby ruled that Maine’s reporting requirements for ballot question campaigns do not violate the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution as claimed in a [...]

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Conservative Christians in Maine Urge Washington State Voters to Approve R-71

OIA Staff — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:36:43 +0000

There’s no other way to interpret the most recent ad from opponents of marriage equality in Maine… You have to hand it to these opportunistic bigots. The Yes on 1 campaign in Maine had been running around arguing that same-sex marriage was a dire threat to children because gay wedding ceremonies usually begin with the [...]

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Editorial Boards for Maine’s Two Largest Newspapers Urge NO on 1 Vote

OIA Staff — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:17:09 +0000

Both editorials are stunning for their powerful and thorough rebukes of the YesOn1 arguments. They make a compelling, reality-based case for equality. Excellent reading for anyone interested in learning how to refute YesOn1 lies with FACTS and how to articulate the case for civil marriage equality. Bangor Daily News: No on Question 1 Portland Press [...]

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Deja Vue all over again in Maine Prop Fight?

OIA Staff — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:35:42 +0000

It seems like Deja Vue all over again in Maine’s ballot battle over gay marriage. It is clear the same cast of characters Who bankrolled the Successful Prop 8 drive to ban gay marriage in California are at it again. See Catholics put cash behind Question 1 if you doubt it. How any “Christian” church [...]

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Maine Ethics Commission: Not Enough Evidence to Investigate Fundraising by Anti-Gay Groups

OIA Staff — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:15:30 +0000

A complaint by Fred Karger of Californians Against Hate regarding Stand for Marriage Maine’s disclosure of donor names has been rejected by the Maine Ethics Commission: “The recommendation goes to the five-member commission, which votes Thursday on whether to launch an investigation. Karger…says groups contributing to the Stand for Marriage campaign are not reporting the [...]

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No on 1 Response Ad: “Clearing Up Distortions”

OIA Staff — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:24:05 +0000

The anti-gay right has been misleading the public in Maine to suggest that the government forced marriage in order to avoid a peoples vote, and that if the referendum passes that there will be a flood of lawsuits and homosexual marriage will be taught in schools. These lies are being used as scare tactics… [ [...]

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Same-Sex Marriage Opponents in Maine have to Pay People to Be on Their Side

OIA Staff — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:49:27 +0000

How does the right wing spell authenticity? Apparently P-A-Y-C-H-E-C-K. Opponents of marriage equality in Maine, led by the group Stand for Marriage, are looking to put some television commercials together to talk about how horrible the idea of equal rights is for gays and lesbians. But instead of casting actual Mainers, or grassroots activists, they’re [...]

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Gay marriage Repeal on Ballot in Maine

OIA Staff — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:06:41 +0000

State election officials announced Wednesday that opponents of Maine’s gay marriage law had gathered enough signatures to trigger a statewide vote on the issue this November. Maine has already attracted the attention — and money — of national groups on both sides of the debate over same-sex marriage. That focus is bound to intensify now [...]

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National Organization for Marriage Is 3 Months Late With IRS Reports. And It Doesn’t Care

OIA Staff — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:10:23 +0000

After visiting the National Organization for Marriage’s offices in New Jersey, twice, trying to get copies of the non-profit’s 990 reports back in May, Californians Against Hate filed a formal complaint with the IRS. This month, the group filed another complaint alleging NOM and other religious-affiliated groups are engaged in money laundering campaigns in Maine. [...]

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Mainers, Request an Early Ballot to Vote No on 1!

OIA Staff — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:07:02 +0000

Mainers don’t have to wait for the November 3rd referendum election to cast their vote for marriage equality. People can vote as soon as September against referendum 1 which if passed will eliminate same-sex marriage. Registered voters can request an absentee ballot via mail and cast their vote early. Request your ballot! [ Topix ] [...]

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Maine’s Equality in Marriage Commercial

OIA Staff — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:19:58 +0000

Parents and children, gay and straight, talk about Maine’s values of fairness, respect, and strong families, and express their support for marriage equality. [ YouTube ] Read the full article @ Maine’s Equality in Marriage Commercial Read more articles @ our blogBecome a fan on FacebookFollow us on Twitter

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Spotlight on the Maine Campaign to Save Marriage

OIA Staff — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:17:13 +0000

Maine is having a referendum in November on the state’s new same-sex marriage law. A lot of attention of late has been focused on California’s gay leaders. But, Maine’s campaign is real. It’s happening this November. And, we have to win. [ Read the rest @ AMERICAblog News ] Read the full article @ Spotlight [...]

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Maine’s marriage equality threatened by 55,087 signatures

OIA Staff — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:43:35 +0000

In a great move for companies Montblanc and Dunder Mifflin, opponents to the passage of Maine’s same-sex marriage law have gathered the necessary 55,087 signatures required to put a repeal up for a statewide vote come this November. [ Queerty ] Read the full article @ Maine’s marriage equality threatened by 55,087 signatures Read more [...]

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