Everyone should have a choice of who they marry, and if it is someone of the same sex, well, why the hell not? If I wanna marry a chick, why can’t it be here? I feel very strongly of this matter, and I am currently writing a paper on this matter and how I feel about this, and the opinion of some others is taking this.

I really want to raise awareness of what is going on right now, before it could just possibly be too late.

I mean, I let people be who they are, it’s not my decision to tell them who they are at all. But my being bisexual, I’m actually a little scared that this law may be vetoed by the public.

Another thing, what’s up with the vote yes commercial saying that “gay marriage will be pushed on our children through public schools”? One, marriage has never been taught in Maine schools in the first place, and two, we need a paper signed for sex ed, it would be just as easy to do it for the gay marriage lessons too, correct?

These Anti-Equality Heterosexuals will surely reap what they have sown.

God is watching them. And he is watching them mistreat human beings in HIS name, no less.

I am certain God will take the Heterosexual sins of abuse, dehumanization, murder, rape and torture of HIS Gay & Lesbian creations FAR more seriously than he will take the genitalia of another’s beloved.

Sadly “Stand for Marriage Maine” collected many signatures by misleading people to believe they would not be able to vote unless they “registered” with those who were collecting signatures. At the Old Port Festival a woman at the top of Exchange Street was collecting signatures for the vote to ban gay marriage, but she was promoting it as if you were registering to vote. She said “Are you registered votes in Maine would you like to register here?” It was one sentence, she didn’t pause. I asked what we were registering for and she said “To determine if marriage is between a man and a woman or a man and a man or whatever.” Then came the best part, she said “Would you like to sign so you can vote?” As if I couldn’t vote if I didn’t sign. She wasn’t telling people that it was a petition to stop gay marriage by putting it to a vote, she was convincing people to sign thinking that they had to or they wouldn’t be allowed to vote. There was nothing that even indicated what or why people where to sign. It’s not about Gay Marriage, it’s about Hate and Control. The fact they collected signatures so quickly only proves they preyed on the elderly and ignorant. This only provides evidence that many Mainers still have much growing up to do.

Do you really want to support people who lied to you, deceived you, who are trying to force you to spread discrimination and bigotry? Don’t let these anti-gay people control your lives and choices. Support marriage equality in Maine and vote NO on 1.

The shocking insensitivity of their coldhearted unwillingness to support the children and families of gay couples is surpassed only by their brazen hypocrisy at basing such positions on religion.

How does any religion lead one to actively fight against happy, committed, monogamous couples who want to build a life of nurturing and love together?

Some day we will look back in wonder and shame that in the 21st century we still need to debate in America whether or not all people should be treated the same by the law.

Ask any Straight couple why they choose to marry. Their answer will not be, “We want to get married so that we can have sex and make babies!” That would be absurd, since couples do not need to marry to make babies, nor is the desire to make babies a prerequisite for obtaining a marriage license.

No, the reason couples choose to marry is to make a solemn declaration before friends and family members that they wish to make a commitment to one another’s happiness, health, and well-being, to the exclusion of all others. Those friends and family members will subsequently act as a force of encouragement for that couple to hold fast to their vows.

THAT’S what makes marriage a good thing. Gay couples recognize that and support that. And I suspect that those who want to prohibit Gay couples from marrying do so only because they don’t want to allow Gay couples the opportunity to PROVE that they are up to the task.

For those who suggest that the issue of marriage is best left up to the states, it’s important to remember that the federal government has a vested interest in married couples for the purposes of income taxes and Social Security benefits. From the fed’s point of view, it wouldn’t do for a couple to be considered married in one state, then magically “UN-married” once they decide to move somewhere else.