North Carolina Amendment One

Moving Forward: My Journey to Iowa

Donna Red Wing | Posted 05.31.2012

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Donna Red Wing

After more than 25 years together, we need to be where our relationship is honored and respected, where we can enjoy the same rights and responsibilities of any other family. And we need to be where the heart of this movement beats: Iowa.

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The North Carolina We Believe In

Nation Hahn | Posted 05.31.2012

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Nation Hahn

People's fear has left them in disarray. which has, in turn, allowed cynical political operatives to urge them to "take our country back" and issue clarion calls to return to "the good old days."

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Why You Should Be Optimistic After Amendment One: A North Carolinian's Perspective

Jacob Tobia | Posted 05.29.2012

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Jacob Tobia

In the wake of Amendment One, you should feel proud, and perhaps a feeling of pride is easy to understand. In spite of the outcome, we can't forget the fact that hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians stood up for equality and justice.

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WATCH: Thousand Plus Protest NC Baptist Pastor Who Called For Gays To Be Put Behind Electric Fence

Reuters | Posted 05.28.2012

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By John Peragine NEWTON, N.C., May 27 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 people on Sunday protested a small-town North Carolina Baptist minis...

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Gay Marriage Polls Not Yet Reflected In Votes

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 05.28.2012

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NEW YORK — Poll after poll shows public support for same-sex marriage steadily increasing, to the point where it's now a majority viewpoint. Yet...

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Why You Shouldn't Boycott North Carolina

Mark Kleinschmidt | Posted 05.25.2012

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Mark Kleinschmidt

While I understand that this is a natural response to the passage of such a discriminatory act, one that targets innocent North Carolinians for the worst of reasons, misunderstanding and bigotry, I'm asking everyone to take a deep breath.

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Protests Planned Against Pastor Who Called For Gays In Concentration Camps

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2012

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By Wade Rawlins RALEIGH, N.C., May 24 (Reuters) - A North Carolina group said it plans to hold a public protest on Sunday to denounce ...

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Anti-Gay Pastor's Sermon Defended By His Followers: 'You've Got To Be Scared Straight'

Posted 05.23.2012

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Parishioners at North Carolina's Providence Road Baptist Church have come to the defense of Pastor Charles L. Worley, days after video footage of him ...

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Homophobic North Carolina Pastor: 'Forty Years Ago [Gays] Would've Hung...From A White Oak Tree'

Posted 05.22.2012

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Footage of a homophobic sermon given by the North Carolina pastor who called for gays and lesbians to put in an electrified pen and ultimately killed ...

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Pastor Who Called For Gays And Lesbians To Be Put In Electrified Pen And Killed Off Faces Backlash

Posted 05.22.2012

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The North Carolina pastor who called for gays and lesbians to be put in an electrified pen and ultimately killed off is facing a backlash. After v...

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The Ignorance That Drives Regional Divisiveness

William Rose | Posted 05.21.2012

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William Rose

When we talk about all the hatred, fear, and ignorance in this country, I will never understand why people so quickly assume that the racism, homophobia, and brain-drain all comes from the South.

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WATCH: Pastor Says Put Gays And Lesbians In Electrified Pen To Kill Them Off

Posted 05.22.2012

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The barrage of anti-gay sermons delivered by North Carolina-based pastors to hit the blogosphere continues with yet another disturbing rant caught on ...

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Michelangelo Signorile

LISTEN: Clay Aiken Discusses 'Celebrity Apprentice' Finale, North Carolina's Amendment One, And More

HuffingtonPost.com | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 05.19.2012

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A few days before his face-off with Arsenio Hall on the finale of Donald Trump’s “The Celebrity Apprentice” (Sunday night on NBC), Clay Aiken wa...

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To Boycott North Carolina Or Not? That Is The Question

Steven Petrow | Posted 05.17.2012

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Steven Petrow

Why single out North Carolina, which is only one of 31 states that now have constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriage? Most importantly, how would such a movement help to change the hearts and minds of the Tar Heels who voted in favor of Amendment 1?

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Obama's Gay Marriage Stance Has Big Impact On Black Opinion

The Huffington Post | Gene Demby | Posted 05.17.2012

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When President Obama announced last week that he supported same-sex marriage, the conventional wisdom was that the president ran the risk of alienat...

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Major Dem Event Gets Awkward For Obama

Bloomberg | Posted 05.15.2012

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President Barack Obama’s decision in February 2011 to hold the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina looked like a bold move to reclaim a...

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Why Christian Activism Against Gay Marriage Is Not Very Christian

David J. Dunn, PhD | Posted 05.14.2012

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David J. Dunn, PhD

If the church is to be faithful to Christ, then our political action should focus on what the kingdom of God is all about: sheep and goats, not gays.

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North Carolina Gov Apologizes For Bashing Mississippi

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.14.2012

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CORRECTION: This story embarrassingly took Bev Perdue's spoof Twitter account at face value -- here is her real one -- to produce the following: No...

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Renewing A Queer (Religious) Agenda

Rev. Cody J. Sanders | Posted 05.14.2012

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Rev. Cody J. Sanders

Whether our lives are deemed "incompatible with Christian teaching" or our loving relationships are deemed sub-par to straight marriages, the message is clear: there are some among us who do not believe queer people should exist.

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Clay Aiken On Gay Marriage: 'We're Going To Be Ashamed We Were Against This' In 20 Years

Posted 05.14.2012

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"American Idol" alum Clay Aiken took to CBS's "Face the Nation" over the weekend to talk North Carolina's Amendment One as well as President Obama's e...

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Bloomberg: State's Gay Marriage Vote Sets Back Civil Rights

AP | Posted 05.13.2012

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has told University of North Carolina graduates that last week's gay marriage vote sho...

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A Look At What Happened On Amendment 1 In North Carolina

Adam Bink | Posted 05.13.2012

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Adam Bink

I spent much of the spring working on defeating anti-gay Amendment 1 in North Carolina. It's been my habit, after major wins or losses, to reflect on what went right and what went wrong, and offer some thoughts. Here are some of those along with some analysis.

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Rand Paul: Obama's Marriage Views Couldn't 'Get Any Gayer'

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 05.12.2012

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Rand Paul took a swipe at Obama's recent support of gay marriage on Friday, saying he "didn't think his views on marriage could get any gayer." Spe...

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DOMA Legislation Is Not Jim Crow

Rebecca Wanzo | Posted 05.11.2012

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Rebecca Wanzo

DOMA is not Jim Crow, but DOMA legislation is one of the principle moral and ethical issues of our time, and this is why it is important to name the specificity of this kind of harm.

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Mississippi Gov Responds To North Carolina Gov's Jab

AP | EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS | Posted 05.11.2012

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JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said Friday it was "petty" for North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue to insult Mississippi while bemo...

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