Go New England!!!!!!!!!!!!
This has been such an AMAZING week!
Thursday morning, the
Maine Senate
passed a marriage equality bill, granting same-sex couples the same rights, privileges and protections that heterosexuals in the state have.
The bill now moves to the House of Representatives for consideration next week.
On Wednesday, the New Hampshire senate
also legalized same-sex marriage. Their House already passed it as and the bill is now in the hands of the NH Governor, who has not said whether he will sign, veto or not sign.
Also yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives
passed the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act, which extends federally protected categories to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
And, this week as a well,
new polls show that right now, Americans as a whole are favoring gay marriage by 42%, that’s 9% more than just a month ago. An additional 25% are in favor of civil unions.
Progress. Progress. Progress.