Mary Bonauto
Mary Bonauto
Mary L. Bonautois an American lawyer and civil rights advocate who has worked to eradicate discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and has been referred to by US Representative Barney Frank as "our Thurgood Marshall." She began working with the Massachusetts-based Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defendersorganization in 1990. A resident of Portland, Maine, Bonauto was one of the leaders who both worked with the Maine legislature to pass a same-sex marriage law and to defend it at...
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They've already been married and I think many people find it degrading to pretend that their marriage doesn't exist, ... They shouldn't have to forfeit their marriage license at the Connecticut border.
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We're talking about people who don't have equality under the law and should have it, because all citizens in this state are born free and equal.
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Ultimately, people need to understand people like Mike and Jim, who have been dedicated to one another for over two decades and are raising a son, are decent people, working hard and doing the best they can by their family.
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In refusing to go to court for a stay, the attorney general acknowledged reality: The case is over.