North Carolina Gay Marriage

This Company Lost Customers After Supporting Gay Marriage

The New York Times | JAMES B. STEWART | Posted 05.26.2012

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In the months leading up to North Carolina’s vote this month to ban gay marriage, most of the state’s business leaders were conspicuously silent. ...

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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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To Boycott North Carolina Or Not? That Is The Question

Steven Petrow | Posted 05.17.2012

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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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Feeling The Love With North Carolina's 'We Do' Campaign

Aly Windsor | Posted 05.17.2012

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On May 10 my partner and I and our two sons, along with eight other couples and families, and a large crowd of supporters, walked to the Forsyth County government building to apply for marriage licenses. We did it to show plainly who is hurt when discriminatory laws are passed.

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A Maverick?

Troy Roness | Posted 05.14.2012

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The current political conversations surrounding gay marriage, bullying, and the very essence of our nation beg a perplexing question: "Where do we go from here?"

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Southern Fried Batsh*t

Walt Hawkins | Posted 05.10.2012

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I would gladly never step foot in North Carolina again, and if it weren't for the fact that I do have relatives and a few friends there, I probably wouldn't. Why would I waste my money to support the economy of a state that clearly sees me as unworthy of any level of respect?

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Franklin Graham: Obama Has 'Shaken His Fist' At God

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 05.10.2012

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Evangelist Franklin Graham said in a statement Thursday that President Barack Obama had "shaken his fist" at God when he affirmed his support for same...

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It Was Never Whether, But When President Obama Would Say Yes to Gay Marriage

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.10.2012

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Opposition to discrimination has always been a morally and politically right position for Obama, and that has included gender and sexual preference, not just racial discrimination. There was no doubt then that it was only a matter of time that Obama would finally say yes to gay marriage.

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Gay People Can't Marry in North Carolina, But Life Isn't Exactly Easy for Straight Couples, Either

Joe Peacock | Posted 05.09.2012

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Now, heterosexual marriage laws are pretty straightforward in North Carolina. In fact, things are so lenient that, In North Carolina, it's completely legal for first cousins to get married.

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Comedians React To N.C. Gay Marriage Ban

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.09.2012

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North Carolina became the 30th U.S. state to shut the door on gay marriage Tuesday after passing "Amendment One," a constitutional amendment that offi...

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We Have Met the Enemy, And The Enemy Is Us

Arlene Stein | Posted 05.09.2012

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The battle in North Carolina also indicates that conservative strategists are beginning to target unrepentant, unmarried heterosexual couples, too. In a state that already prohibits same-sex marriage, Amendment 1 adds prohibitions against civil unions and domestic partnerships.

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LOOK: Shocking Fact About Amendment One, North Carolina's Gay Marriage Ban

Posted 05.09.2012

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As the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community continues to digest the implications of North Carolina's Amendment One, one high-profil...

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North Carolina Voters Ban Gay Marriage... Maybe It's Our Fault?

Alvin Lopez-Woods | Posted 05.09.2012

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It is up to us to show the opposition that we are no different. We are all human, and love is love. Some people are scared of what appears to be different. If we truly step up and show that we are all the same, this world would be as beautiful as life itself.

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North Carolina's Amendment 1: Losing On The Merits

Noah Baron | Posted 05.09.2012

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Let's take a page out of Harvey Milk's book: if you don't mention "at least one old queer" in your campaign ads against an anti-gay initiative, you've already lost the battle. Perhaps the vote in North Carolina was a foregone conclusion.

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North Carolina Student Launches Viral Campaign To Repeal Amendment One

Posted 05.10.2012

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A North Carolina student has launched an online campaign in an effort to repeal Amendment One, which defines marriage solely as a union between a man ...

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Message To North Carolina: No Vote Will Change Whom I Love

Shane L. Windmeyer | Posted 05.09.2012

No vote will change whom I love or whom I call my family. I will still be here regardless, living my life openly and honestly. My husband and I are still your neighbors. We are still taxpayers. One day, very soon, the margin of victory will shift in the favor of equality for my family.

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'Mean-Spirited' Amendment Will Have Effects Down The Road

Posted 05.09.2012

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman, but...

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WATCH: Couple Travels To D.C. To Marry Just Before North Carolina Amendment 1 Vote

Mimi Schiffman | Posted 05.07.2012

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Bill Clinton Speaks Out Against Controversial Gay Marriage Ban

AP | MARTHA WAGGONER | Posted 05.05.2012

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former President Bill Clinton has recorded an audio advertisement opposing North Carolina's proposed constitutional amendment that wo...

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Following A Legacy: Walking 85 Miles In Protest Of Amendment 1

Jacob Tobia | Posted 05.05.2012

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As of yesterday, May 4, my friend Dominique Beaudry and I are walking from the International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro to the State Capitol, a four-day journey of over 85 miles, wearing sandwich boards that encourage North Carolinians to vote against Amendment 1.

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North Carolina Pastor: We're Not Far From Marriage Between 'A Person And A Beast'

Posted 05.04.2012

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The debate over marriage equality continues to heat up in North Carolina, with yet another religious leader speaking out against allowing same-sex cou...

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Black Pastor Treads Carefully Around North Carolina Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment

Posted 05.04.2012

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By Yonat Shimron Religion News Service RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) With only a few days remaining before North Carolinians vote on a state constitutional ...

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WATCH: Middle School Students Take On Amendment 1

Mimi Schiffman | Posted 05.02.2012

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Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Reportedly Written To Protect 'Caucasian Race'

Posted 05.07.2012

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The wife of a North Carolina state senator reportedly told poll workers during early voting Monday that an amendment sponsored by her husband was inte...

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WATCH: North Carolina Man's Frightening Response To Pro-Gay Marriage Sign

Posted 05.02.2012

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One North Carolina resident is making his anti-marriage equality stance clear after posting a rather troubling video on YouTube that's been going vira...

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