GLAD Cheers Marriage Equality Movement in Maine
Senate Votes 21-14 to Approve Marriage Equality; On to House
This morning, the Maine Senate voted 21-14 in favor of LD 1020, the marriage equality bill that Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders has worked to advance with Maine partners.
GLAD Executive Director Lee Swislow said:
“Just as spring is coming to New England, so is marriage equality and it is just as welcome and just as sweet.
As leaders in the Maine Freedom to Marry Coalition, GLAD has been working for years for this moment, building legislative and public support from Freeport to Fort Fairfield.
We are so proud of Maine and of every New England state where we have played a vital role in bringing marriage equality.
With progress in New Hampshire and a win in Vermont, winning in Maine could put us only one state away from our goal of “6x’12” - equality in all six New England states by 2012.”
The next critical step in Maine is the vote in the House of Representatives.
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Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders is New England's leading legal organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression.