Maine repeals same sex marriage

Yesterday voters in Maine repealed the state’s law allowing same sex couples to get married, making it the 31st state to block same-sex marriage through a public referendum. Unbelievable.

Evan Wolfson, executive director of the national gay-rights group Freedom to Marry, said the loss in Maine underscores “the fact that we need to continue those conversations and make ourselves visible as families in communities.”
He added, “It shows we have just not done it long enough and deep enough, even in a place like Maine.”
But Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, the conservative Christian group that is leading the charge against same-sex marriage around the country, read the outcome differently.
“It interrupts the story line that is being manufactured, that suggests the culture has shifted on gay marriage and the fight is over,” she said. “Maine is one of the most secular states in the nation, it’s socially liberal, they had a three-year head start to build their organization and they outspent us two to one. If they can’t win there, it really does tell you the majority of Americans are not on board with this gay marriage thing.”

I think Gallagher’s quote – “this gay marriage thing” – really says it all. The contempt practically drips from the words.
Bloggers at Pam’s House Blend have several posts up about the decision, and Adam at Tapped says there’s a silver lining in all of this. What do you think?
UPDATE: AndyLC on the Community blog has more.