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Same-sex marriages begin in Maine

Same-sex couples were married legally in Maine beginning at midnight, last night. Many communities offered special hours to accommodate the

Washington is one of three US states where marriage rights were extended to same-sex couples by popular vote. And it’s

Maine and Maryland made history, becoming the first states in which voters legalized same-sex marriage. A bill allowing same-sex marriages

A Senate bill that would extend health care, retirement and other benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees and

Portland’s Rines Auditorium was the place for an event that included a dozen community organizations and three high school gay-straight

Maine voted 53 to 47 to reject gay marriage. The closely watched — and not very close — vote extended

The AP reports that voters in three states will decide this fall on whether to reverse gay rights initiatives ranging

Church Executive magazine reports on the battle over marriage equality in Maine. “Supporters of an effort to overturn Maine’s ‘gay

Two Portland women who have fought for the past six years to adopt two siblings, now aged 10 and 6.