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31 July, 2004
31 July 2004'''This is a beautiful, beautiful day. Today marks a triumph of decency over discrimination,'" said Maine state Rep. Benjamin Dudley at a news conference attended by Gov. John Baldacci and other state leaders. Yesterday Maine became the sixth state to recognize same-sex partnerships in some manner, following the April passage of a law sponsored by Dudley that extends inheritance rights and next-of-kin status to surviving domestic partners — gay, lesbian and heterosexual.
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