Greetings,

Today we begin moving forward.

Winning marriage equality in Maine is going to take a little more work than we anticipated. But be encouraged that we made it almost all the way, and don't have far to go.

Everything is trending in our direction, including demographics. In addition, we moved legislators, we moved a governor, we moved the media, and we moved many voters from Yes to No. And while we didn't move quite enough voters in the amount of time we had, marriage equality in Maine is inevitable.

Our first step in moving forward will be to host a series of Community Conversations around the state. These conversations will be an opportunity to debrief the campaign, share stories of grief and inspiration, and then talk about what we do in the upcoming months to move us closer to equality.

Community Conversations will be held December 6^th -10^th in Bangor, Augusta, Lewiston, York and Portland. Dates and times will be determined and posted as soon as possible. We hope you will join us for one of these important conversations.

In the meantime, we just heard about two gatherings happening in response to the election. They are being organized by people in the community as an opportunity to express sadness and grief around Tuesday's vote:

Today, Friday, Nov 6, 5:30pm, Congress Square (by the Eastland Hotel) in Portland

Sunday, Nov 8, 9:30am, Williams Park in Bangor

We hope you will stay with us on the next leg of the journey to win marriage equality in Maine.

Betsy Smith
Executive Director
EqualityMaine