I know, everyone has been talking about it already, but I just have a few things I want to say about Maine. First, the good news. We know that 52% of Maine’s general population voted to overturn the law allowing same-sex marriage. But, if you take a look at this story from The Maine Campus, the University of Maine’s student newspaper, you will see a stark contrast and a glimmer of hope for America’s future. Students voted overwhelmingly in support of marriage equality – a full 81% of students voted no on 1. So even though we’ve lost the battle, the war is still ours for the taking if we have patience. While the hate-mongering and lies of the religious right may convince the Baby Boomers, the younger generations aren’t having any of it, and it’s only a matter of time until we have the majority.

Campus Pride College Fair Comes to Massachusetts Statehouse to Recruit Out LGBT & Ally Students on Wednesday, September 30th

National fair program partners with Friends of GLBT Youth, Inc to provide state-wide outreach to youth and families

Boston, MA, Wed, September 16, 2009 -- In less than two weeks, Campus Pride (www.campuspride.org) comes to the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston to host its national college fair, the only program in the nation for out lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and ally students to find LGBT-friendly colleges. The fair will take place on Wed, September 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Great Hall/Grand Staircase. The fair is in partnership with Friends of GLBT Youth, Inc based locally in Boston, MA . More information available at http://www.campusclimateindex.org/events.

There are nearly thirty colleges currently registered to attend the fair from across the country including: Babson College, Brandeis University, Brown University, Bridgewater State College, Case Western Reserve University, Columbia College Chicago, Colby-Sawyer College, Dartmouth College, Emory University, Emerson College, Goddard College, Harvard College, Haverford College, Pitzer College, Suffolk University, Susquehanna University, Trinity College, Tufts University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Maine Farmington, University of New Hampshire, University of Southern Maine, University of Vermont, University of Maine, University of Pennsylvania, Ursinus College and Yale University.