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North Carolina voters on Tuesday approved Amendment One, a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, the Associated Press has reported.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — An independent arbitrator ruled Monday that an Indiana gay teen will remain expelled from Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis until January 7, 2013 for discharging a stun gun on school property to discourage an attack by bullies.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Author Orson Scott Card, primarily known for his science fiction writings, says “there is no need to legalize same sex marriage” in North Carolina, because there are “no laws left standing that discriminate against gay or lesbian couples.”

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Lincoln, Neb., city council has indicated will continue its efforts to pass an expansion of the city’s civil rights ordinance to cover gay and transgender people, despite an opinion by the state’s Attorney General Jon Bruning, that the council does not have that power.

Civil unions are close to passing in Colorado, but there’s only a few days left before the legislature adjourns. We’re getting down to the wire on Amendment One in North Carolina. The Prop 8 play is getting new legs as an audiobook. And the guys behind “We Are Young” have some strong words for marriage equality.

The Obama campaign maintains the views Vice President Joe Biden expressed on marriage equality were “entirely consistent” with the president position’s on the issue because both Obama and Biden believe married gay couples shouldn’t be denied the rights enjoyed by straight couples.

The Catholic Dioceses of North Carolina have contributed $100,000 in support of Amendment One, a ballot initiative that goes before voters Tuesday, and if approved, would amend the state constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden on Sunday said he he doesn’t think that there should be any legal barriers to same sex marriage.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has recorded a “robo call” to mobilize North Carolinians to vote in opposition to Amendment One, a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

WASHINGTON – Eleven state Democratic Party chairs from across the country have joined in support of a marriage equality plank in the party’s national platform.