Republicans join push for marriage equality in Maine

Republicans join push for marriage equality in Maine

Twenty Republican leaders have joined a Republican group pushing for marriage equality in Maine.

At a press conference yesterday, state representative Stacey Fitts explained how he changed his mind on the issue.

“I voted against same-sex marriage in 2009, but I changed my mind,” he said. “I know some gay people and I’ve talked with them and my family, and I’ve thought about it a lot.

“As a husband and a father, I’ve come to believe that two people who love each other should have the freedom to get married.”

Republican senator Meredith Strang, who in 2009 co-sponsored an unsuccessful bill for marriage equality, said: “This is about the fundamental right to marry the person you love without the government getting in the way.”

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/07/24/republicans-join-push-for-marriage-equality-in-maine/