abstract:Same-sex marriage in Maine became legal on December 29, 2012. The bill for legalization was approved by voters, 53-47 percent, on November 6, 2012, as Maine, Maryland and Washington became the first U.
If history is any guide, the odds should be stacked against advocates of same-sex marriagein Washington and the three other states (Maine, Maryland and Minnesota) that will vote on the issue in November.
Opponents of same-sex marriage said winning at the ballot box in strongly Democratic states like Maine doesn't prove a shift in national opinion on the issue.