As we all know by now, our equal rights struggle can be a bit frustrating. One step forward, two steps back. Two steps forward, three steps back. This pattern continues in Maine, where the same public relations firm that helped get Prop. 8 through, has now been hired by the opponents in Maine.

Maine’s “Freedom To Marry” group has in turn hired Jesse Connolly, the chief of staff for House Speaker Hannah Pingree. Conelly states, “This is going to be a campaign that a lot of folks are going to try to say has national implications.” Though they have no goal yet of fundraising that will be needed, Connolly and his political action committee are prepared for a high-profile and costly campaign.

Maine was the fifth state to legalize same-sex marriage, when the Governor Baldacci signed it into law on May 6th. The law itself goes into effect in September, unless the opponents collect 55,087 signatures from qualified registered voters.
Read the full story from 365gay.com here…

Posted by admin on Friday, June 19th, 2009 at 9:42 am.