Last year on election day, California voted “yes” on Proposition 8 which revoked the state law that made same-sex marriage legal. This year, Maine became the forefront of this year’s election with Question 1, which also gave residents the option to revoke the same sex marriage law that was passed earlier this year on May 6.
Maine’s same-sex marriage law was also revoked when decided by the public. Now, the only states that perform same-sex marriage are Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Vermont and starting in January 2010, New Hampshire. Which states could be next to legalize gay marriage?
“Oregon is well-known for Portland, which is a melting pot of cultures, subcultures, and lifestyles all it’s own,” said Bethany Duerr, “I think that if Portland becomes pro-gay marriage, it would definitely influence the rest of the state. I think it is also possible that random mid-west states could legalize gay marriage – we don’t give those states a lot of attention or credit.”
Full Story from Examiner.com: http://www.examiner.com/x-30744-Albany-Civil-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d21-The-Future-of-SameSex-Marriage
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