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5,200 sign Maine gay marriage petition on first day

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:33:01 +0000

(Portland, Maine) Gay marriage supporters in Maine gathered more than 5,000 signatures during the first official day of petition-gathering around the states.

EqualityMaine targeted a number of(...)

Maine looks to 2012 gay marriage ballot referendum

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:23:41 +0000

(Lewiston, Maine) Gay marriage supporters in Maine are laying the groundwork for another referendum on the issue.

Gay marriage supporters say many have changed their minds since state voters(...)

Withers: Lady Gaga releases anti-DADT video

James Withers — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:01:02 +0000

As the Senate gets closer to a possible “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” vote, Lady Gaga is doing her part. The musician released a video asking her fans to call their senators. As you know Ms. G has(...)

Monday Watercooler: O’Donnell’s former gay aide speaks out

James Withers — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:41:10 +0000

Pastor says if he were mayor he would deal with gay issues only if boredom struck. Illinois State Senator James Meeks made it easier for whom gay Chicagoans will not vote for in the future(...)

Lady Gaga to rally in Maine against ‘don’t ask’

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:02:40 +0000

(Portland, Maine) Lady Gaga wants Maine’s Republican senators to cast votes this week to help repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays.

The Grammy Award-winning pop singer(...)

Man wins $1 million in gay discrimination suit

logointern2 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:00:37 +0000

A Maine man has been awarded $1 million in a gay discrimination suit against former employer Express Jet Airlines, the Portland Press Herald reports.

In the suit Edward Russell claimed that his(...)

Maine judge denies request from Denny’s to drop transgender rights suit

logointern1 — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:48:39 +0000

Briana Freeman had been using the women’s restroom at a Denny’s in Auburn, Maine for about a year, until in October 2007 a manager asked her to stop.

Last year, she sued Realty Resources(...)

Maine man convicted in fatal sex dungeon shooting

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:00:39 +0000

(Portland, Maine) A gun collector who introduced several weapons into sexual play with two other men contended the weapons were intended to fulfill a sexual fantasy. Instead, a lethal(...)

Fatal gunplay in Maine sex dungeon leads to trial

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:00:12 +0000

(Portland, Maine) A gun collector who introduced several weapons into sexual play with two other men contends the weapons were intended to fulfill a sexual fantasy. Instead, a lethal combination(...)

Groups spend $9.6 m in Maine gay marriage vote

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:13:38 +0000

(Augusta, Maine) Campaign finance reports show that the two sides in the ballot fight that overturned Maine’s gay marriage law spent $9.6 million.

And the side that successfully argued to(...)