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NC House passes anti-LGBT amendment; bill now heads to state Senate
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina House of Representatives passed today, 75-42, a proposed anti-LGBT state constitutional amendment that would ban marriage, civil unions, domestic partnerships and other relationship recognition for same-sex couples. The House took up the amendment after its rushed passage through the chamber’s Rules Committee earlier this afternoon. It came as another […]
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Proposition 8: Having ‘standing’ isn’t the same as winning a case
A legal skirmish in the Prop 8 case sets the stage for a big victory down the line. Meanwhile, A-list celebs come together to tell the story of the Prop 8 trial. Marriage debate is slated for Monday morning in North Carolina, and Minnesota’s newest anti-gay activist comes with some skeletons in his closet.
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NC’s only openly gay lawmaker calls anti-LGBT amendment ‘deeply personal’
Though he didn’t ask for the privilege, Marcus Brandon has been the de facto face of the anti-LGBT amendment debate for many at the legislature and across the state. Colleagues are looking to him for his guidance and LGBT citizens, both from within and outside his district, see him as “their” voice in Raleigh.
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Advocates say serious problems remain in new version of anti-LGBT amendment
Negative consequences of a far-reaching anti-LGBT state constitutional amendment remain very real possibilities, statewide equality advocates warned Saturday. Equality North Carolina Interim Executive Director Alex Miller said his group finds leaders’ newest efforts unnerving.
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North Carolina Senate leaders attempt sneaky hearing of anti-LGBT amendment
Leaders in the North Carolina Senate have apparently attempted to sneak in a hearing of a proposed anti-LGBT state constitutional amendment when they open their special fall session on Monday.
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NC homophobes pulling religious, racial, and anatomy cards against marriage equality
The battle for or against marriage equality (whichever you prefer) in North Carolina is heating up as the following video shows. Folks who are pushing the anti-marriage equality amendment are pulling out all of the stops, i.e. the religious argument, the racial argument, and even the anatomy argument…
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‘Str8apology lady’ visits Charlotte Pride: ‘Jesus loves you just the way you are’
As in any group, there are extremists Christians who intensely dislike and even hate the LGBT community. At the other end of the spectrum, are affirming Christians and denominations who welcome equality in both ordinations and unions. Then, in that big middle majority space are the ones who are still trying to decide where they land on the issues of inclusion and reconciliation of faith and orientation. Those are the ones I am challenging.
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The Inequality Of Small Things
Today, as happens quite frequently in the South, I was confronted with another stark reality of the inequality that I face as a married gay man. Inequality, in this sense, to how my marriage is treated compared to a married heterosexual couple.
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NC lawmaker says legalizing same-sex marriage is akin to legalizing incest, polygamy
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina House Majority Leader Paul Stam (R) on Tuesday likened gay marriage to incest and polygamy, and announced that the state legislature aims to approve a ballot initiative seeking a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
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Unfair attack on Charlotte Pride does not go unanswered
An area minister, Michael Brown, sought to interrupt last weekend’s Charlotte Pride event with something he called “God Has A Better Way,” in which he and a large number of folks wearing red t-shirts infiltrate the pride event, try to preach to the folks there, and generally attempt to disrupt the festivities.