same-sex marriage Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

by MARK SHERMAN Associated Press November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

The justices turned away an appeal without comment, drawing a collective sigh of relief from the LGBTQ community in Maine.

Local & State, Nation & World, News

Maine attorney receives top honor from President Biden

by Rachel Ohm January 2, 2025January 3, 2025

Portland resident Mary Bonauto, who argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case that legalized same-sex marriage, is among 20 Americans receiving the Presidential Citizens Medal.

Nation & World, News

Milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches’ decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion

by Associated Press May 5, 2024May 5, 2024

The United Methodist Church, which stripped out its bans and related social teachings over the past two weeks, is the last of the major mainline church bodies to go through this process.

Nation & World, News

Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage

by NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press February 15, 2024February 15, 2024

A cross-party majority of 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament voted late Thursday in favor of the landmark bill.

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: Rejoicing at the signing of the Respect for Marriage Act

by Rev. Anne C. Fowler Special to the Press Herald December 27, 2022December 23, 2022

Decades of work for LGBTQ+ inclusion and justice culminated in an unexpected invitation to the White House.

Times Record Opinion

Dick Polman: Gay marriage no longer a right-wing wedge issue

by Dick Polman Guest column December 16, 2022December 16, 2022

As I watched President Joe Biden sign the historic marriage equality law, his latest of many legislative achievements, I couldn’t help but marvel at how much American culture has changed during the past quarter century. Sometimes the long arc of history does bend toward justice. Those of us with MAGA PTSD, benumbed as we’ve been […]

Nation & World, News, Politics

Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions set for passage

by MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press December 8, 2022

The bipartisan legislation would also protect interracial unions by requiring states to recognize legal marriages regardless of ‘sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin.’