UP Ibalon Bicol: Gay marriage loses popular vote in Maine

Gay marriage loses popular vote in Maine

11/05/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post

In a referendum in Maine for or against homosexual marriages, the proponents of same-sex unions were defeated with a vote of 53% in majority (87%) of the polling places. Voters were asked if they wanted to rescind the gay marriage approval passed by Maine legislators and signed by its democrat governor John Baldacci.

Yes, Maine citizens voted to repeal it. Advocates of traditional marriage---that is between a man and a woman were jubilant that marriage between opposite sexes had been preserved Maine as in most states in the country. Gay union supporters however were not happy.

Same-sex weddings have been approved legal in only 5 states namely — Iowa, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. The decisions for these were through legislations not through popular vote.

“For the gay rights movement, which has gained a foothold in New England, it was a stinging defeat. Gay marriage has now lost in every state — 31 in all — in which it has been put to a popular vote. Gay-rights activists had hoped to buck that trend in Maine, framing same-sex marriage as a matter of equality for all families in a campaign that used 8,000 volunteers to get out the message.”---AP (11/04/09, Curran J.)

At the consternation of of gay activists and supporters, leaders pledged they would continue to fight for the legalization of homosexual unions which they think are no different from heterosexual relationships. This fight is part of the liberal, relativist morality, and secular agenda that seek to replace the long-held beliefs of majority of conservative Americans.

Opposing advocates across the aisle see the same-sex marriage debate in different prisms--- Many see it as a human rights and equality issue, others think of it as a moral and religious issue. (Photo Credit: www.gaymarriageblog.com) =0=

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