EqualityMaine is the state's largest and oldest LGBT political advocacy organization.
A conversation about marriage equality has begun in America, and we are eager to bring that conversation to life here in Maine. Already, four of the six New England states (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire) have decided that it’s unfair and wrong to block same-sex couples from the protections and responsibilities that only civil marriage can convey.
There are those who say marriage equality is an impossible dream. Twenty-five... 20... even 10 years ago, EqualityMaine members were told, time and time again, that non-discrimination legislation was beyond their reach. In 1984, who could have envisioned a Maine in which comprehensive non-discrimination legislation was law; the state's Family Medical Leave Act covered same-sex partners; and same-sex couples could jointly adopt?
We could. Our members could. That's why we kept working, and that's why we won.
We've come a long way since we began in 1984. And we'll keep going until LGBT citizens have full equality in the hearts and minds of Maine people, and in all areas of the law.
