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GRITtv: Moving Forward From Maine
Tuesday we looked at the Maine Equality campaign leading up to the election, watching volunteers from around the country working to help Mainers keep the marriage rights granted by the state legislature. In the second half of this video, from Chase Whiteside and Erick Stoll of New Left Media, we see election day go from elation to heartbreak as Maine voted, by a thin majority, to revoke marriage rights from gay and lesbian couples. Reactions from volunteers range from defiant to determined, discussing accountability -- from national organizations, politicians, and especially President Obama and the DNC, who ignored the No On One campaign.
Email this pageGRITtv: Kate Clinton: My Retirement Plan
Humorist and activist Kate Clinton takes heart from the National Equality March and the new generation of activists for gay rights. She points out that we need both the established organizations that have done the hard work of pushing for legislation for years, and the young, new, excited generation willing to push boundaries and move on. Kate's not retiring yet, but she does have hope for the future.
