Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Maine: 5th state to allow gay marriage!

(PHOTO: Maine's Welcome sign- now even more welcoming!) Wow. This is amazing: Mass.,Conn., Vermont, Iowa, and now Maine. It's incredible that during our lifetime we've seen the barriers of hatred and inequality come down in these states. It's a wonderful thing. As for the other states...
By GLENN ADAMS The Associated Press Wednesday, May 6, 2009; 1:04 PM AUGUSTA, Maine -- Maine's governor signed a freshly passed bill Wednesday approving gay marriage, making it the fifth state to approve the practice and moving New England closer to allowing it throughout the region. New Hampshire legislators were also poised to send a gay marriage bill to their governor, who hasn't indicated whether he'll sign it. If he does, Rhode Island would be the region's sole holdout. The Maine Senate voted 21-13. Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050601681.html?hpid=topnews

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