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N.C. county official accepts marriage license requests from same-sex couples
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — An official in western North Carolina has accepted a marriage license request from a same-sex couple.
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N.C. county official plans to accept marriage applications from gay couples
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The Buncombe County, N.C., Register of Deeds says he’s going to accept marriage license applications from same-sex couples and seek an opinion from North Carolina’s top lawyer.
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N.C. AG supports gay marriage, but says that won’t prevent him from defending state ban
RALEIGH, N.C. — Attorney General Roy Cooper has revealed that he supports same-sex marriage, and he says his personal views won’t prevent him from vigorously defending North Carolina’s constitutional amendment against such marriages in a lawsuit.
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Gay rights activists seek N.C. official willing to defy ban on same-sex marriage
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Activists seeking marriage rights for same-sex couples in North Carolina continued their search Monday for an official willing to flout state law and issue marriage licenses as an act of personal conscience as similar officials in New Mexico and Pennsylvania have done this summer.
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N.C. National Guard to recognize same-sex marriages
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina National Guard announced Monday that it will begin recognizing same-sex marriages, a policy shift that could have substantial financial help for families not previously eligible for the same federal military benefits awarded to heterosexual couples.
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Mother could face hate crime charges for attempting to ‘beat the gay’ out of son
WHITEVILLE, N.C. — A woman in North Carolina is accused of child abuse and could face hate crime charges after she allegedly instructed her son to “beat the gay away” from his brother.
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N.C. churches drop Boy Scout charters over policy to allow gay scouts
GASTONIA, N.C. — A handful of churches in North Carolina say they’re not renewing their charters with the Boy Scouts of America after the organization announced this year that it would no longer deny membership to openly gay boys.
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UNC system bans gender-inclusive housing on all 17 campuses
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The University of North Carolina system Board of Governors voted on Friday morning to approve a ban on gender-inclusive housing on all 17 campuses of the university system.
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AG won’t oppose ACLU expanding lawsuit against N.C. gay marriage ban
RALEIGH, N.C. — A legal attack against North Carolina’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage is taking shape after state Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office said Friday he would not oppose adding that challenge to an existing lawsuit.
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ACLU says it will challenge N.C. ban on same-sex marriage
RALEIGH, N.C. — The American Civil Liberties Union says it’s looking for ways to challenge North Carolina’s constitutional ban against same-sex marriages.