Pro-Con: Did Maine voters deal a severe setback to gay marriage? No

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The repeal of the same-sex marriage law is a disheartening blow to equality, but it is by no means the end of this debate. Mainers upset by the election result should not dwell on the intolerance displayed but look to the future for hope. Society has always kept moving forward, though it is sometimes slower than many would like.

Regardless of the outcome, Mainers still made a strong statement to the entire nation about equality and the American ideal that all people deserve the same rights. Here at UMaine, 80 percent of students voted no on Question 1. The university should be proud of its students and their tendency toward expanding liberty, not limiting it. The pride flag waving proudly on the mall is a testament. In the same way our generation grew up wondering how our parents and grandparents could possibly have supported segregation, our children will look back in the sunset years and wonder why we couldn’t see that it doesn’t matter whom you love, only that you love. On that day, Nov. 3, 2009, will be a distant memory.

The Maine Campus (University of Maine newspaper) editorial

Posted on Fri, Nov. 06, 2009 10:15 PM

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