How the ballot campaign states are celebrating Pride
Posted on Jun 21, 2012 at 03:59 pm
Throughout the month of June, four states - Minnesota, Maine, Maryland, and Washington - are using state Pride events to rally behind the freedom to marry.
Draft of Maine ballot question fails to convey true mission of initiative
Posted on Jun 20, 2012 at 02:30 pm
Mainers United for Marriage outlined its case today for revising the draft language for the citizen's initiative that voters will decide on during the November election. The draft language released last week reads, "Do you want to allow same-sex couples to marry?"
WATCH: Marriage advocate Richard Carey prepares for bike ride across America
Posted on Jun 19, 2012 at 09:30 am
Last weekend, Richard Carey kicked off his 53-day bike journey across the United States. He'll be biking to raise funds for Freedom to Marry and raise awareness about why marriage matters to same-sex couples nationwide.
New poll shows a majority of Maine voters support the freedom to marry
Posted on Jun 18, 2012 at 09:30 am
A new poll released this morning out of Maine shows that a strong majority in the state - 55 percent - supports the freedom to marry.
Mainers United for Marriage launches new website and video
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 01:00 pm
Mainers United for Marriage, the campaign to win the freedom to marry throughout the state of Maine, launched a new website and video today that will help connect supporters of the freedom to marry with local organizing teams in the state.
Field update: Moving marriage forward in Maine
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:39 am
Freedom to Marry's Online Campaign Manager Cameron Tolle gives an update Maine, where he's spending several days on the ground working with Mainers United for Marriage-- the campaign to win marriage at the ballot this November.
Update: State organizations using marriage momentum for ballot campaigns
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 08:45 am
Four states facing 2012 ballot campaigns concerning the freedom to marry are gearing up for November, using the momentum from last week's historical announcement from President Obama to galvanize supporters.
Next week in Maine
Posted on May 03, 2012 at 01:47 pm
Our Online Campaign Manager Cameron Tolle is heading to Portland, Maine to work with Freedom to Marry supporters and the Mainers United for Marriage team in this crucial phase of the campaign to win marriage on the ballot this November. If you're in Maine, join him at a phone bank next week!
Mainers United for Marriage launches
Posted on Mar 27, 2012 at 02:13 pm
Today, Freedom to Marry joined Maine families and organizations in launching Mainers United for Marriage, the campaign to make Maine the first state to win the freedom to marry through a ballot measure, to be voted on this November.
The signatures are in: Maine is going back to the ballot for marriage
Posted on Feb 23, 2012 at 08:55 pm
Today Maine’s Secretary of State, Charlie Summers, confirmed that marriage advocates have collected enough signatures to allow a ballot measure this November that, if passed, would extend the freedom to marry to gay and lesbian couples.