Voters Approve Same-sex Marriage in Two US States


Washington, Nov 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti): US gay rights advocates claimed a major victory Tuesday as voters in Maine and Maryland became the first to approve legalizing same-sex marriage, media reported.

"More people understand that this is a fundamental question of equality," the boston.com website quoted Alison Smith, a resident of Portland, Maine as saying after the results of the ballot issue were announced there.

Same-sex marriage is already legal in six US states and the capital, Washington, DC. But it was legalized there only through legislative or court actions and the decisions in Maine and Maryland marked the first time in the US that the issue was approved through a direct, popular vote.

It had been voted on in state measures 32 times before and was defeated every time.

  

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  • Alex, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 08 2012

    When will the union with animals, family relatives and incest be legalised. It wont be far off.
    God help us.
    I also learnt that France legalised same sex marriage and to adopt children.
    Pity on the children they would adopt.

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