Thousands Attend Same Sex Marriage Bill Hearings In Maine

I read another article on same sex marriages being legalized this time in Maine. In the article http://feminist.org/news/newsbyte/printnews.asp?id, from the Feminist Daily News Wire on April 22, 2009, The Maine state Legislature Judiciary Committee was holding hearings on two gay rights bills, several thousand people attended and they gave a standing ovation to the state Senator Dennis Damon, who sponsored the bill to legalize same sex marriages in Maine. The bill "Damon's Bill", "repeals the provision that limits marriage to only man and woman,and replaces it with the authorization for marriage between any two persons that meet the requirements for marriage between any two persons that meet the requirements of Maine law" and also recognizes marriages performed outside the state. This is really a big step for the state of Maine, I think the last article I read dealt with legalizing gay marriage in Iowa, these are two states that are miles apart and both have decided to legalize gay marriage. In my opinion, eventually gay marriage will be legalized all across the United States. That will be a good thing for so many people. It is still unclear if the Maine Governor will actually even sign the bill if passed by legislature, but if the legislation is approved, Maine would be the fifth state to permit same sex marriages in the United States after Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa and Vermont. I think that everyone should have the freedom to choose who they want to marry, it is and should be a personal choice.