Voters in Maine on Tuesday overturned a law allowing same-sex couples to wed, dealing a fresh setback to the U.S. gay marriage movement in a race that attracted national attention. Full Story »
Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - via Reuters
This is a rather typical wire service story with enough verifiable facts to justify the title, so it's "good" journalism. Is it exceptional journalism? No. There is a lot of context to this story that is skimmed over, as this simply isn't the forum for an in depth piece on the subject
As a supporter of equal civil rights, I was disappointed but not terribly surprised by this vote. There is a great deal of context surrounding this issue and changing demographics that i'm sure other sources will include. The fact that the vote was this close is pretty remarkable given that this was an off year election. The tide is swinging, but one cannot force a tide to swing.
The civil rights battles of the 50s and 60s were marrred by electorial defeat but judicial intervention, conversely it appears that the "everything but marriage" referendum in Washington will pass in spite of the ultra conservatives in the Eastern part of that state.
Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont are the only U.S. states where a same-sex marriage law is on the books. In each instance, the laws were approved ... More »
Not only did I find this article to be extremely interesting. I loved the use of quotes and the authors ability to back up his claims. However, I would have liked to see more linking in the website to sites of the organizations he the author discussed.
I personally am disappointed by Main's vote on this topic. I am a supporter of gay rights, especially the right to marry. I just wish that voters would see that everyone should have the right to marry who they love.
“It will light a fire under activists and be a reminder that we all had our right to marry taken away in California,” More »
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