Race to the Ballot

Students in 2012 don't understand why Amendment One is even happening. And they are harshly aware they're the only people -- a first generation of Southern voters -- who can truly stop it.

For those who believe finishing the equivalent of 13 marathons in five weeks should be a piece of cake compared with the challenge of defeating anti-gay legislation in the South, well, you might be surprised come May. After all, this is North Carolina.

From Jan. 27 to March 2, 2012, I will run 322 miles across the length of North Carolina, from the mountains of Asheville to the coastal city of Wilmington, to raise awareness about the many harms of the marriage amendment.