Ballot initiatives.Even though this November won't see a repeat of the wave of state constitutional bans on same-sex marriage Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable that swept the polls in 2004, gay rights activists are fighting difficult battles in two states: * Texas: A ballot initiative will ask voters if they want to amend the state constitution to say, "Marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman." The state already has a statute banning recognition of same-sex marriages and civil unions. Carrie Evans, state legislative director for the Human Rights Campaign, told The Advocate that the fight against the November measure would be "an uphill battle Uphill Battle was an metalcore band with elements of grindcore and noisecore. The group was based out of Santa Barbara, California, USA. History Uphill Battle got some recognition releasing their self-titled record on Relapse Records. ." * Maine: Voters in November will have their third chance to reject a gay rights law passed by the state legislature A state legislature may refer to a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. The following legislatures exist in the following political subdivisions: n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. in employment, housing, education, public accommodations, and credit. Twice Maine voters narrowly decided to repeal The Annulment or abrogation of a previously existing statute by the enactment of a later law that revokes the former law. The revocation of the law can either be done through an express repeal similar laws, but this year polls indicate that residents support the new law by about 60%. Maine could offer gay rights advocates their first statewide win in recent memory. "It's polling very well," HRC's Evans said. Look for an analysis of 2005 and 2006 antigay ballot initiatives in the next issue of The Advocate. |
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