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MAINE SAME-SEX COUPLES MARRY IN FIRST HOURS OF LAW MAINE SAME-SEX COUPLES MARRY IN FIRST HOURS OF LAW With tears in their eyes, they were among the first gay couples to exchange wedding vows early Saturday morning after Maine's same-sex marriage law went into effect at midnight. "We're paving the way for people to go after us. I think it's just amazing.	All Share Services All Share Services PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's gay marriage law has taken effect, and some couples took advantage of it right away. The law went into effect Saturday a minute after midnight, and some cities and towns held special hours to issue marriage licenses ...	Same-sex couples marry in Brunswick Same-sex couples marry in Brunswick ... special hours Saturday, the first day of the new same-sex marriage law. Couples included Mary Parker and Becky Roak, who brought with them their 22-month-old daughter, Grace, the birth child of Roak. Parker said it was important to get married ...	Maine's first married gay couple: 'We finally feel equal' Maine's first married gay couple: 'We finally feel equal' “We finally feel equal and happy to live in Maine,” said Steven Bridges, who married Michael Snell less than a half-hour after same sex marriages became legal in the state. By 2 a.m. Saturday, the line had emptied out ... Smiles, flowers and ...
Maine to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples at midnight Maine to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples at midnight In just hours, the city clerk's office in Portland, Maine, will begin issuing the state's first marriage licenses to same-sex couples, as Maine becomes the first state to legalize marriage equality by a popular vote of its citizens. ... In 2009, Maine ...	Gay marriage law goes into effect in Maine Gay marriage law goes into effect in Maine Portland City Hall opened at midnight to issue the first marriage licenses under the new law. There were free carnation boutonnieres, and a jazz trio played. Voters approved gay marriage in November, making Maine and two other states the first to do so ...	Maine gets set to ring wedding bells for same-sex couples Maine gets set to ring wedding bells for same-sex couples ... Same-sex couples marry in Washington state for first time1:23. (Reuters) - Same-sex couples in Maine were counting down the hours on Friday until the first wedding bells were due to ring, less than two months after state residents approved gay ...	First gay couples marry in Maine First gay couples marry in Maine PORTLAND, Maine, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The city clerk's office in Portland, Maine, opened Friday night to allow gay couples to marry as soon as the state's new same-sex marriage law took effect. Steven Bridges and Michael Snell, who have been together for ...
Three same-sex couples tie the knot at Bangor City Hall Three same-sex couples tie the knot at Bangor City Hall At least 50 people turned up at City Hall to mark the first day same-sex couples in Maine can receive marriage licenses. Joining the four couples who received their licenses were friends and family, eight volunteer notaries public and several members ...	Gay Maine Couples Prepare to Marry Gay Maine Couples Prepare to Marry PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Same-sex couples are poised to get legally married in Maine for the first time shortly after midnight. A handful of city and town halls are preparing for special hours when Maine's same-sex marriage law takes effect early Saturday.	Maine Is Now The Eighth State Where Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal Maine Is Now The Eighth State Where Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal Congratulations to Michael Snell and husband Steven Bridges, the first same-sex couple to marry after marriage equality became legal in Maine after midnight. From Bangor Daily News: The first gay couple to be married in the state of Maine took their ...	Our View: Same-sex marriages are milestones of progress Our View: Same-sex marriages are milestones of progress Amber Hardy of Portland and Amanda Poulin of Cape Elizabeth unfurl a gay pride flag in front of Portland City Hall on Friday before the first same-sex marriages were performed. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer. Select images available for purchase in the ...
First couples prepare for same-sex wedding ceremonies in Portland First couples prepare for same-sex wedding ceremonies in Portland PORTLAND, Maine — When Chris Kast and Byron Bartlett of Portland tie the knot very early Saturday morning at Portland City Hall — making them one of the first same-sex couples to do so in the state — it will be with a minimum of fanfare. ... They'll ...	Maine greets gay marriage with midnight weddings Maine greets gay marriage with midnight weddings Among them were Steven Bridges and Michael Snell, who held a commitment ceremony six years ago but made marriage official under state law with a simple ceremony. "It's historic. We've ... With Snell's two adult daughters looking on, they exchanged vows ...	First same-sex marriages could happen before New Year First same-sex marriages could happen before New Year PORTLAND -- Gay couples in Maine will be able to get married before the end of the year, possibly as early as Dec. 29 in some cities and towns, now that the state has certified ... In some towns, couples will have to wait until Monday, Dec. 31, because ...	Falmouth to offer midnight same-sex marriages Falmouth to offer midnight same-sex marriages ... but they're also likely to be busier. Portland announced last week that it will open its office from 12:01 a.m. to 3:01 a.m. Spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said the city probably won't know exactly what the extra cost will be until after that day, but ...

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OP-ED COLUMNIST; Lessons in Fearmongering

SEATTLE The nation’s vigilant theocrats figured us out. We can’t slip anything past them. It’s not the right to marry that we’re after — to make the same commitment that our straight peers are automatically able to, even if they’re thrice divorced, tipsy and standing before an Elvis impersonator - Frank Bruni Op-Ed column criticizes opponents of same-sex marriage for trotting out their favorite canards to dissuade voters in Minnesota, Washington, Maine and Maryland from expressing their support. (M) - By FRANK BRUNI

A More Perfect Union

I. I have a pretty good marriage. It could be better. There are things about my husband that drive me crazy. Last spring he cut apart a frozen pigs head with his compound miter saw in our basement. He needed the head to fit into a pot so that he could make pork stock. Im no saint of a spouse, either. I hate French kissing, compulsively disagree - Elizabeth Weil, a contributing writer, is working on a memoir about marriage improvement called No Cheating, No Dying. - By ELIZABETH WEIL

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First Gay Couples Marry In Maine. By Carlos Santoscoy Published: December 29, 2012. Two men were the first to marry Saturday in Portland, Maine as the state's new gay marriage law took effect. Steve Bridges, 42, and Michael Snell, 53, ...

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With tears in their eyes, they were among the first gay couples to exchange wedding vows early Saturday morning after Maine's same-sex marriage law went into effect at midnight. "We're paving the way for people to go after ...

Contra-Contraception

The English writer Daniel Defoe is best remembered today for creating the ultimate escapist fantasy, Robinson Crusoe, but in 1727 he sent the British public into a scandalous fit with the publication of a nonfiction work called Conjugal Lewdness: or, Matrimonial Whoredom. After apparently being asked to tone down the title for a subsequent - Russell Shorto article on mounting campaign by conservative groups to reduce access to contraceptives, even for married couples, in order to keep sex and procreation bound together; says opponents of contraception believe it encourages sexual promiscuity, homosexuality and other perceived forms of sexual deviance and preoccupation with sex that is unhealthful even within marriage; says they see separation of sex from procreation as attempt to serve selfish demands of individual at expense of family and society; discusses support campaign has found in Republican Congress and Bush administration; says idea of prescribing abstinence for those not having children within marriage has even become primary element of Pres Bushs overseas AIDS relief program, with disastrous results, according to some experts; photos (L) - Russell Shorto, a contributing writer, has written for the magazine about the anti-gay-marriage movement and religion in the workplace. - By Russell Shorto

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Voters approved gay marriage in November, making Maine and two other states the first to do so by popular vote. The law is already in effect in Washington state; Maryland's takes effect on Tuesday, the first day of 2013.

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PORTLAND, Maine -- After waiting years and seeing marriage rights nearly awarded and then retracted, gay couples in Maine's largest city didn't have to wait a moment longer than necessary to wed, with licenses issued at the stroke of midnight ... The law is already in effect in Washington state; Maryland's takes effect on Tuesday, the first day of 2013. ... A handful of other communities including Bangor, Brunswick and Augusta planned to hold special Saturday hours.

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9 hours ago ... Michael Snell, left, and Steven Bridges speak to a reporter, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, outside City Hall before obtaining a marriage license under ...

Young Gay Rites

LAST NOVEMBER IN BOSTON, Joshua Janson, a slender and boyish 25-year-old, invited me to an impromptu gathering at the apartment he shares with Benjamin McGuire, his considerably more staid husband of the same age. It was a cozy, festive affair, complete with some 20 guests and a large sushi spread where you might have expected the chips and salsa - Benoit Denizet-Lewis article on marriages entered into or planned by several gay men in their 20s, first generation of gay men for whom marriage is option; explores how men choose to construct and maintain their unions, what their marriages look like and whether expectations of monogamy--longstanding cornerstone of heterosexual marriage--is requirement for gay marriages as well; photos (L) - Benoit Denizet-Lewis, a contributing writer for the magazine, is the author of America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life and American Voyeur: Dispatches From the Far Reaches of Modern Life, both to be published in January. - By BENOIT DENIZET-LEWIS

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Untying The Knot

In most public accounts of divorce, there is no confusion as to why the couple is splitting up. The reasons are so sound -- the trails of manipulation, exploitation and betrayal so thick -- the only mystery is why the couple were together in the first place. Is it possible to imagine that Ronald loved Patricia or that Donald truly cared for Marla? - Melanie Thernstrom article deconstructs marriage and divorce of Max and Kate, who are using childhood nicknames; on surface, they seem to be viable couple, but turn out to have very different values, needs and even visions of relationship they shared; when time came to dissolve marriage, they chose mediation, process that does not inherently assign blame and avoids quagmire of litigation; they recall issues where their paths in life diverged; photo (L) - By Melanie Thernstrom

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Maine same-sex couples marry in first hours of law. Arriving in a limo, Donna Galluzzo and Lisa Gorney had all the trappings of a traditional wedding: Rings, flowers, wedding vows, an entourage and a friend to officiate.

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persuasive essay! need some stats!?

I have to write a persuasive essay in government and Im planning to do it on same sex marriage.. saying were equal as well and it would have no effect on "traditional" marriage or whatever and stuff, but I need statistics to back it up! Ive got statistics on Mass. states gay marriage, but am looking for other valid stats or other points I can make in it. Thanks ^_^
Answer: here is a list of places that have legalized or recongized same sex partnerships-- At present, same-sex marriages are recognized in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canada, and the U.S. state of Massachusetts for same-sex marriages performed within that state under its laws. On December 1, 2005, South Africa’s Constitutional Court extended marriage to include same-sex couples. The court mandated that changes go into effect by the end of 2006. Civil unions, domestic partnerships or registered partnership offer varying amounts of the benefits of marriage are available in: Andorra, Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom; the Australian state of Tasmania, and the U.S. states of California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, and Vermont; and the U.S. District of Columbia (Washington, DC). One of the points is that it is not just about the religous aspect of the union but about the legal benifits. My mom is a lawyer and she has done work for gay couples who want the legal standing of a married couple i.e. Inheritance, medical decisions, acess to financial stuff, work benifits, and just being able to be in the same room if the person dies. So instead of going to the couthouse and filing marriage papers they have to pay my mom $350 dollars an hour for the same rights.
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