Tag Archives: marriage equality
Bigotry is a Lifestyle Choice
A sign reads “Bigotry is a Lifestyle Choice” at a New York City protest and rally (December 3rd, 2009) against the New York state senators who voted against marriage equality. via David Badash’s Flickr Photostream.
Short Film Chronicles the Final Days of the Maine No on 1 Campaign
WATCH PART 2 In May, 2009, the Maine Legislature extended marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples. As expected, opponents of equality, led by the National Organization for Marriage and the Catholic Church, petitioned to have those rights put to … Continue reading
47% of Voting Mainers Support Full Marriage Rights for LGBT Folk
The insidious power of fear, smears and ignorance has snatched marriage equality, once again, from lgbt folk. This time in Maine. 47% of voting Mainers supported marriage equality; not enough to be done with this madness now. But still, 47% … Continue reading
The Night Before EDay
Maine No on 1 campaign headquarters the night before Election Day. Governor Baldacci had just spoken via conference call.
Behind the Scenes at No on 1
Campaign Manager Jessie Connolly, GLAD’s Mary Benauto, legislator Ben Dudley and No on 1 staff/volunteers in the boiler room of No on 1 headquarters. Yes on 1 claimed to support domestic partnership rights for lgbt people; this presser rebutted that … Continue reading
Maine USM Question 1 Debate
Direct link to debate video at WMTW.com in case above video embed doesn’t work: http://www.wmtw.com/video/21458064/ The debate on Maine’s Question 1 regarding same-sex marriage was hosted at the University of Southern Maine (USM) at Portland. Mary Benauto represented the No … Continue reading
Maine No on 1, Marriage Equality and a Tsunami of LGBT Youth Activism
The most recent poll has Maine’s No on 1 at 53% and Yes on 1 at 42% with Undecided’s at around 6%. Soon, data land, where I volunteer, comes to an end (hurray!) and the final massive Get Out the … Continue reading
Gene Robinson Goes to Portland
Bishop Gene Robinson came to Portland, Maine on October 15 to advocate for marriage equality and lgbt people.
Looking in on the Maine No on 1 Campaign
After I put our great data entry volunteers to a specific task in Data Land, I took a moment to film a short peak into the No on 1 Portland office from outside. In the background, Maine state representatives and … Continue reading
No on 1: Those Last Horrible Hours
Photos I took while volunteering for the Maine No on 1 campaign from Oct 1 – Nov 3, 2009. Until those last horrible few hours on Election Day when a majority of voting Mainers (53%) voted away the hard won … Continue reading →