Title: Maine's gay marriage repeal felt in Vermont

" The question one in -- repeal of same sex marriage vote is felt by advocates on both sides of the issue in."

" Her -- supporters had invested a lot of time and money into protecting names gay marriage law. Now opponents feel they have a stronger case for a popular vote in Vermont. Here's NEC hands on hunting --"

" It's it was an outcome for which Beth Robinson had prepare yourself. But it stung just the same we haven't seen Vermont -- invested in the chair of the Vermont freedom to marry action committee had been deeply involved in the effort to protect gay marriage in Maine. Encouraging advocates in her state to help those in another. But ultimately Tuesday they lost the fight with 53% of Maynor is voting to repeal a state law that legalized same sex marriage last spring. It was a sad day for advocates in Vermont who just two months ago you mean. Celebrated the State's first same sex marriages when a new law went into effect. We're in additional long term civil rights movement and you're gonna have two steps forward and one step back. We've had a lot of steps forward this year and this was a setback Vermont the first state to legalize same sex marriage through a legislative vote. I mean would have been the first to do so through a popular. The fact that it wasn't traditional marriage advocates say reaffirms that the general public does not want this change the one states have said at the ballot box. No to same sex marriage Craig Benson of let Vermont votes dot org has been leading a charge to preserve traditional marriage for the past decade. The result in Maine he says bolster his efforts that he adds a gay marriage referendum in Vermont is unlikely until a new legislature has voted in -- We sure a lot of changeover would then begin to work towards our. On what -- the next step would be that's where his focus will be going forward he says on cleaning house as he puts it in Vermont's heavily democratic house and senate. And he does expect to see significant political shift next year. But even if the tides change Beth Robinson doesn't think same sex marriage will be up for debate again suggest that you know. Three years from now five years from now for minors and back and revisit this. News. I I don't see that happening as more time passes he believes more people will see they have little issue with this issue at all and Burlington Vermont on you panicky and ET."