Marriage Equality in Maine Making a Comeback

Marriage Equality in Maine Making a Comeback

After Maine's Secretary of State approved a proposed marriage equality statute, LGBT advocates began circulating a petition to put the issue on the ballot for the November 2012 election.

The Maine lawmakers passed legislation granting equal marriage rights in 2009, but it was repealed by ballot initiative later that year.  A recent poll shows voters in Maine are narrowly in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage.

We'll keep you posted.