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Fighting for Marriage Equality in Maine

Susan Bulba Carvutto
February 10, 2012

Here in the Maine wilderness, fighting for justice can feel lonely. As the first resident Reform rabbi at Temple Beth El in Augusta – a short walk from the State House – I have lived through two referenda on employment and housing rights for LGBT people and