Two states vote for same sex marriage

[Prospero]

Good news from maine and Maryland....


Voters Approve Same-Sex Marriage In 2 US States
By: Ria Novosti

November 7, 2012


US gay rights advocates claimed a major victory Tuesday as voters in the states of Maine and Maryland became the first to approve legalizing same-sex marriage, media reported.

“More people understand that this is a fundamental question of equality,” the boston.com website quoted Alison Smith, a resident of Portland, Maine as saying after the results of the ballot issue were announced there.

Same-sex marriage is already legal in six US states and the capital, Washington, DC. But it was legalized there only through legislative or court actions and the decisions in Maine and Maryland marked the first time in the United States that the issue was approved through a direct, popular vote.

It had been voted on in state measures 32 times before and was defeated every time.

A similar measure on whether or not to legalize same-sex marriage was also on the ballot in the state of Washington on Tuesday where the contests was reported to be tight and results not yet known.

[Chaos]

Yup,and all I can say is it's about time...

[Cecil Rhodes]

Does this mean you are immigrating Prospero ?

[Prospero]

Naaahhh Cecil.... same sex unions are legal here already and the Government plan to try and introduce same sex marriage here at some point.
But then i have no plans or intentions to marry... period

[RallyCola]

The main issue isn't that a few more states now will officially recognize marriage, but that it puts added pressure on the repeal of DOMA. Under DOMA, every state has the right to pretty much violate the full-faith and credit provision and not respect the marriage license a couple obtains in NY or NH for example. DOMA is the real issue because if the supreme court ignores that the culture is changing and upholds that act, wins like this won't matter as much.

Let's hope that yesterday's results push the supreme court to declare DOMA unconstitutional.

[danthepoetman]

Was about time...