AG rebuts gay marriage opponents; Mills: Question 1 outcome won’t alter school curriculum, BDN, 10/16/09
Maine’s gay marriage law, if upheld by voters this November, would have no impact on educational curriculum in the state’s public schools, the Attorney General’s Office said Thursday.
For weeks now, Mainers have been bombarded with advertisements from both campaigns in the referendum about whether Maine’s law allowing same-sex couples to wed could lead to gay marriage being taught in the public schools. Question 1 on the Nov. 3 ballot asks voters if they prefer to reject the law, thereby restricting marriage rights to unions of one man and one woman.
State education officials have argued that the enabling legislation, LD 1020, makes no mention of education and that legalizing gay marriage will not affect classroom instruction.
On Thursday, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills concurred.
Pro-gay marriage activists are said to be furious with the State’s “don’t tell” stance!