Share Your Thoughts: Discrimination in Maine
In March, the State Legislature passed a bill to protect all Mainers, regardless of sexual orientation, from discrimination in employment, education, housing, credit and public accommodations.
But, on July 28, 2005 the Secretary of State certified the Coalition for Marriage's signatures to force a referendum for the Anti-Discrimination Act that passed this session prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, credit and education based upon sexual orientation. The Coalition for Marriage would like to repeal Maine’s anti-discrimination law, continuing to allow Maine people to be fired from their job or denied housing because of who they love.
Due to the Coalition for Marriage's successful petition drive there will be a referendum on the November ballot to attempt to repeal this law.
The referendum question that voters will have to answer is: “Do you want to repeal the new law that protects people from discrimination based on sexual orientation?” A NO vote means that you want to keep Maine’s anti-discrimination law on the books – that is, you don’t want to repeal it. A YES vote means that you do want to repeal this law and allow for discrimination in Maine based on sexual orientation.
If the election were held today, how would you vote on this question, YES or NO? Email us at info@mainewomen.org with your comments.
Maine Won't Discriminate, a broad-based coalition supporting Maine's anti-discrimination law has launched a new website - http://www.mainewontdiscriminate.org/ - that will serve as a key rallying point for supporters and people seeking facts about the law and its importance to Maine.
In March, the State Legislature passed a bill to protect all Mainers, regardless of sexual orientation, from discrimination in employment, education, housing, credit and public accommodations.
But, on July 28, 2005 the Secretary of State certified the Coalition for Marriage's signatures to force a referendum for the Anti-Discrimination Act that passed this session prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, credit and education based upon sexual orientation. The Coalition for Marriage would like to repeal Maine’s anti-discrimination law, continuing to allow Maine people to be fired from their job or denied housing because of who they love.
Due to the Coalition for Marriage's successful petition drive there will be a referendum on the November ballot to attempt to repeal this law.
The referendum question that voters will have to answer is: “Do you want to repeal the new law that protects people from discrimination based on sexual orientation?” A NO vote means that you want to keep Maine’s anti-discrimination law on the books – that is, you don’t want to repeal it. A YES vote means that you do want to repeal this law and allow for discrimination in Maine based on sexual orientation.
If the election were held today, how would you vote on this question, YES or NO? Email us at info@mainewomen.org with your comments.
Maine Won't Discriminate, a broad-based coalition supporting Maine's anti-discrimination law has launched a new website - http://www.mainewontdiscriminate.org/ - that will serve as a key rallying point for supporters and people seeking facts about the law and its importance to Maine.
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