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Jul 14, 2011
Gay marriage supporters began laying the groundwork in late June for another referendum on the issue, hoping to build on momentum from New York, which recently became the sixth state to allow same-sex marriage.
Advocates of same-sex marriage say many Mainers have changed their minds since state voters overturned a same-sex marriage law in 2009. They said they’re filing paperwork with election officials to start the process of gathering 57,000 signatures to put the matter on the November 2012 ballot.
Matt McTighe from Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders says polls show 53 percent of Mainers now support gay marriage. In 2009, gay marriage was rejected by the same margin.
“We believe there’s strong support for marriage in Maine. We believe that all families deserve the right to marry. The longer we wait, the longer we delay this right of loving and committed couples to marry,” McTighe said.
