“We were overconfident (on same-sex marriage) in California. In Maine, there is no illusion of easy victory. This one will be hard fought, and conservative forces will once again spend with little abandon to delay the inevitable. They can read the polls as well, and they see that their most favorable constituency is dying off, and that younger generations are too tolerant for their hateful brand of bigotry.”

“We feel confident that we have the right strategy and we’re running a Maine-based campaign (to save same-sex marriage here). We have organized an unprecedented grassroots effort with organizers on the ground in every county, on every college campus, in towns and cities across Maine and reaching out to Maine people from Kittery to Fort Kent. Our campaign emphasizes Mainers talking to their friends, neighbors, coworkers and families to build the support we need to win on November 3rd. The proponents of Question 1 are bringing in all the outside, anti-equality forces. These are organizations and individuals with nearly bottomless resources and that’s why we need the continuing support of the netroots community and others to remain competitive and, ultimately, to defeat Question 1.”

“I’ve been affected by gay issues my whole life. I have (gay) friends that are married. I have (gay) friends that are great parents. I have (gay) friends that are business partners, who are fabulous and in established relationships that have lasted longer than both of my marriages combined. I’m also lucky that I had parents who were really open and non-judgmental and inclusive, and I guess there aren’t that many in the grand scheme of things, but in New York—and in my business—it’s very natural. So, I’m always surprised by people that are not tolerant, that are uneducated, and it saddens me, but honestly there’s a lot of change going on. It’s furious.”

“We must never forget that everything we have won can very quickly be taken away from us. We have seen this time and again. Presidents come and go ignoring us. This president is no different. Once again he is not doing it for us and once again we are letting him get away with it. This president is another loser for us and I predict he will remain this way.”