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On November 4, the state of Maine decided to overturn legislature recognizing same-sex marriages, legislature that was just passed just this spring. Part of the overturn has been blamed on media campaigns that were funded by other states according to an article on the website Blue Mass Group, which provides online political commentary for Massachusetts and around the U.S.
The legislature was overturned by the passage of “Question 1,” which rescinded Maine's same gender marriage rights. “Question 1” works to restores the definition of marriage as being that between one man and one woman.
One of the most disturbing aspects of this event—besides the actual repeal itself—has to be the apparent uncertainty in the legislation that supposedly legalizes same-sex marriage. With the nation being divided on the issue, states that recognize same-sex marriages and then repeal it, to me seems to be poor policy. At the very least, states should demonstrate where they stand. If policies change, they should be with sound reasoning and without influence from outside parties and other states.
The United Church of Christ has also voiced its concern on Maine’s recent decision. Maine would have marked the sixth state to support same-sex marriages (other are Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont).
The result in Maine has resulted in numerous protests and online outcry.
Some of the oppositions to gay marriage in Maine were voiced in an ad in September 2009 asking for voters to vote yes on “Question 1.”
The video has been coined as an “anti-equality” ad by LGBT supporters and community.
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