BU Now » Maine http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Maine voters nix gay marriage http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/11/04/maine-voters-nix-gay-marriage/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/11/04/maine-voters-nix-gay-marriage/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:17:33 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=3622 same-sex marriage imageWith a 53 pecent majority, Maine voters rejected that state’s new gay-marriage law, meaning same-sex marriage has lost in all 31 states in which it has been put to a popular vote.  Law Professor Robert Volk, an authority on the law and sexual minorities and advisor to the Law School’s LGBT student group, called the vote disheartening.

“While the vote was close, the result shows that gay and lesbian Americans still have a lot of work to do before we can secure the rights enjoyed by other Americans.”

Contact Robert Volk, 617-353-3156, rvolk@bu.edu

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