"I raised four children and always treated them as equals. But they won’t be if Question 1 passes."

"When I vote NO on Question 1 this November, I will be voting for families – my family, and all Maine families."

"My son is a good man in a loving, committed relationship. He and his partner have created a loving home for my youngest grandchild. They work, they go to school, they participate in the community they live in. They share the same joys and sorrows of any other family. Yet there are some who think they should not be treated equally. My family deserves better.

"How would I explain to my grandson that our state objects to the love his fathers share when all he has ever experienced is the love and the safety that union provides him each day?

"Marriage is a great institution – it works and it’s what I want for my children too. I hope all Mainers Vote NO on 1 – to make sure all families are treated equally."

Preserve the law that protects the right to marriage for all Maine citizens. Vote NO on 1.

- Yolande Dumont, Lewiston, ME