I’ll have some closing thoughts on last weekend’s National Equality March in the next day or so, but I wanted to get this post up now before it’s too late.

This year we’ve celebrated an unprecedented advance of The Homosexual Agenda ^© (that is, equal rights under the Constitution). Five states now recognize our right to civil marriage, four more than just last year. But two of those states are still under attack by ever-funded, never-say-die anti-gay forces that want to end new laws that recognize our rights and equality.

In Maine, the vote on a “People’s Veto” is on November’s ballot. A vote to repeal the law, signed by Governor Balduacci in May, will be held on November 3rd. Here is the most recent campaign ad from Protect Maine Equality.

Meanwhile, Washington’s new “Everything But Marriage” law is under attack. Even though this law specifically excludes the word “marriage”, the anti-gay forces that demanded that exclusion still aren’t satisfied. Their vote will be taken, also November 3rd, to strike this new law from the books. Washington Families Standing Together (WFST) recently released this ad.

As you could probably have guessed, anti-gay forces have used ridiculously unethical tactics to get out the anti-gay vote. They’ve hidden donor names, laundered funds, lied to the general public about the effect of the laws. Maine’s Catholic churches have passed the plate multiple times for a “special offering” during Mass, intimidating parishioners into giving to the anti-gay campaigns. The state of Maine has even agreed to pursue ethics violation claims made against Stand For Marriage Maine/National Organization for Marriage.

So Maine and Washington LGBTs need our help.

I’m asking you to help keep Protect Maine Equality and WFST ads on the air. Donate to Maine’s No on One campaign here and Washington’s Approve Referendum 71 here. Ten bucks each. That’s all I ask.

We have three weeks left in these battles. Let’s make them count.