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• Friday, June 20

  Maine anti-gay activist drops initiative to repeal state's gay rights laws

  Source: Kennebec Journal-Morning Sentinel , Portland Press Herald AUGUSTA -- An anti-gay activist in Maine has abandoned his efforts to put an wide-ranging referendum on the ballot that would have, if passed, invalidated most of the state's gay-rights laws and prevented any future safeguards for gays and lesbians. Michael Heath of the Christian Civic League said in an e-mail to supporters that his group lacks money and volunteers to pursue a referendum in November 2009. The league would have had to submit more than 55,000 signatures by next January to place its proposal on the statewide ballot... Posted Jun 20 2008, 09:03 AM by NewsEditor with | with no comments Filed under: rights legislation, activism, initiative, state:ME

• Wednesday, May 28

  Harvard students arrested for sit-in protest of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

  Source: WCSH-TV , Harvard Crimson via Politico.com SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine -- Four students from Harvard protesting the government's "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy were arrested on criminal trespass charges Wednesday morning at a military recruiting center in South Portland. They were part of a group of between 20 and 30 people protesting the military policy used to discharge gay service members whose sexual orientation becomes known. Jacob Reitan, a student at the Harvard Divinity School who is gay, visited the recruiting center and asked to enlist. It was a request he knew... Posted May 28 2008, 02:27 PM by NewsEditor with | with no comments Filed under: activism, dadt, state:MA, state:ME

• Tuesday, April 15

  Equal rights groups explain their opposition to sweeping Maine anti-gay referendum

  Source: Bangor Daily News , Portland Press-Herald BANGOR, Maine -- Groups that support equal rights have sent a 12-page letter to Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap outlining what they say is wrong with a proposed referendum question submitted last week by Michael Heath, executive director of the Christian Civic League of Maine. The Maine Civil Liberties Union, Equality Maine and the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders claim that the current language in the league’s proposed question would "take away every basic right that gay and lesbian Mainers have." Those rights, according... Posted Apr 15 2008, 09:28 AM by NewsEditor with | with no comments Filed under: politics, activism, initiative, state:ME

• Thursday, April 10

  Referendum would wipe out civil rights for gay people in Maine

  Source: Bangor News , WMTV AUGUSTA, Maine - One of the state's most vocal opponents of gay rights has initiated a referendum aimed at banning same-sex marriages or civil unions and prohibiting same-sex couples from adopting children. The referendum also would eliminate sexual orientation as a protected class under the Maine Human Rights Act and would take away funding that supports civil rights teams affiliated with the state Attorney General’s Office. Michael Heath, executive director of the Christian Civic League of Maine, said that if the Secretary of State’s Office approves his petition... Posted Apr 10 2008, 09:18 AM by NewsEditor with | with no comments Filed under: politics, activism, initiative, state:ME

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