All posts tagged "maine"
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Maine governor offers non-apology for calling lawmaker “cocksucker”
Legislators are considering the possibility of censure after the governor leaves offensive voicemail
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11 states sue the Obama administration over transgender guidance to schools
Texas, Alabama, Wisconsin and others aren't happy about trans student restroom guidance
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NOM reveals donors to Maine’s 2009 gay marriage referendum
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) finally — and under protest — waved the white flag of surrender on Monday by releasing the names of...
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Maine school teaches students about trans issues, conservative parent erupts
–The mother of a child at Horace Mitchell Primary School in Kittery Point, Maine, speaking with Hannity.com, the website of conservative television host Sean Hannity. She...
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Key LGBT races to watch
A number of LGBT candidates are on the ballot this Election Day in states across the country. Here are the key races to watch when...
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GOP Sen. Susan Collins supports same-sex marriage
Sen. Susan Collins announced her support for same-sex marriage Wednesday, making her the fourth Republican senator to openly endorse marriage equality. “A number of states,...
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Colorado GOP candidate: Liberals want to “rape your girls”
“Liberals demand public access to rape your girls, at least visually in public bathrooms, or to expose themselves to your girls at school, without parental...
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Maine Supreme Court rules transgender student cannot be denied bathroom access
Maine’s highest court sided with a transgender girl Thursday in a ruling that stated her school violated state law when it denied her access to...
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Maine Congressman Mike Michaud comes out as gay
U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud (D-Maine), a six-term congressman and the presumptive Democratic nominee for governor in 2014, officially acknowledged he was gay in a Nov....
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Former GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe voted for marriage equality
Former Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe revealed she now supports marriage equality in an interview Friday with CNN. Snowe, who retired last year after three terms...
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Will GOP Sen. Susan Collins come out for marriage equality?
Before Sen. Rob Portman revealed his support for same-sex marriage in a carefully coordinated announcement in the early morning hours of March 15, few would...
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Maryland Marks Historic Win
It was a long time in the making, but advocates of marriage equality now have four electoral victories in their ''win'' column – up from...
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Obama Campaign Announces Support for Marriage-Equality Ballot Measures
The Obama campaign officially put its support behind three marriage-equality ballot initiatives on Thursday. In three similar statements released earlier this afternoon, spokespeople for Obama’s...
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HRC Adds $1 Million to Marriage-Equality Campaigns
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT civil-rights organization, announced today that it would contribute $1 million to assist pro-equality groups in four...
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Defeat for NOM As Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Campaign Finance Case
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal brought by the National Organization for Marriage in a case regarding Maine’s campaign finance laws....
