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Campus Currents: same-sex marriage



Thursday, November 5th, 2009, 1:12 am in News
By Dylan Riley

PORTLAND — The No on 1 campaign is down but not out. It remained vigilant in pursuing its goal early Wednesday morning at its Election Day party, where its leaders were adamant the campaign to legalize …


Thursday, November 5th, 2009, 1:09 am in News
By Kaitlynn Perreault

Wilde Stein, UMaine’s GLBT alliance, raised the pride flag on the mall Wednesday, despite the veto of Maine’s same-sex marriage law.


Wednesday, November 4th, 2009, 12:50 am in News
By William P. Davis

PORTLAND — Voters vetoed Maine’s same-sex marriage law Tuesday, dealing a blow to those hoping to affirm gay marriage by popular vote for the first time.
With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Yes on 1 had 52.81 …


Monday, November 2nd, 2009, 1:35 am in Opinion
By Maddy Glover

I don’t see the validity of an argument that relies on homophobic views of ‘compatibility.’


Thursday, October 29th, 2009, 2:10 am in News
By Kaitlynn Perreault

Tuesday, the UMaine UVote committee held a same-sex marriage discussion in the FFA Room of the Memorial Union. The Women in the Curriculum luncheon continued the discussion in the Coe Room the following Wednesday.
The discussion on …


Tuesday, October 27th, 2009, 9:28 am in News
Medical marijuana proposal likely to pass
By William P. Davis

A poll released Monday showed a large drop in support for Questions 2, 3 and 4 on Maine’s Nov. 3 ballot. Opponents of Question 1 also showed small gains.


Monday, October 19th, 2009, 2:01 am in News
By Natalie Cohen

By Natalie Cohen
For The Maine Campus
On Nov. 3, Maine voters will decide whether to keep or repeal L.D. 1020, the state’s same-sex marriage law.
Last May, Maine’s legislature passed the law legalizing same-sex marriage, but before the …


Sunday, October 18th, 2009, 1:45 am in News
No on 1 raises more than twice as much as Yes on 1
By William P. Davis

Supporters of Maine’s same-sex marriage law have raised more than double the amount of money than their opponents campaign finance reports released Tuesday showed.


Friday, October 9th, 2009, 10:58 pm in News
By William P. Davis

Opponents to Question 1, which would reject a law allowing same-sex couples to marry in Maine, are focusing heavily on college students, who they said could be key to upholding the legislation.


Thursday, October 8th, 2009, 2:26 am in Opinion

The Issue: Opponents of same-sex marriage declined to engage in a debate at the University of Maine on the same-sex marriage issue.

What We Think: The lack of willingness to defend a position in a debate is a good indication that the position cannot be defended.