Marriage wins in Maine
By CNN
(CNN) — Supporters of Maine’s same-sex marriage law, which voters narrowly repealed, gathered Wednesday to concede the vote but not the issue.
“It seems in the end that Mainers are not ready to treat these families fairly,” Betsy Smith told a crowd of No on 1/Protect Maine Equality supporters in Portland, Maine.
Two women amid the crowd clutched each other as one cried.
“Having the protection of the law, as well as the respect and dignity that comes only with marriage, is a journey on which we will continue,” Smith said.
With 87 percent of the vote counted early Wednesday, the same-sex marriage law was rejected 53 percent to 47 percent, according to the Bangor Daily News Web site.
On Tuesday night, the campaign manager of Stand for Marriage Maine, Frank Schubert, announced that the referendum to repeal the law had passed.
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