North Carolina: Governor Perdue's Departure Could Bring More Gay Marriage Ban Opponents to the PollsJan 31st, 2012Something unexpected happened on the way to North Carolina's vote on a gay marriage ban this May: Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue decided not to run for re-election, meaning more voters who oppose the ban could turn out at the polls.
Before Thursday's development, mostly Republican voters were expected to show up to pick their nominees for governor and president, and likely... read_more North Carolina: Campaign to Pass Anti Gay Marriage Amendment One LaunchedJan 25th, 2012Supporters of a constitutional amendment on May's ballot to ban gay marriage in North Carolina began their campaign in earnest Monday, saying the measure would protect one man and one woman unions from those who want to expand what's legal.
The "Vote FOR Marriage NC" coalition is made up largely of conservative-leaning groups, ministers and Southern Baptists who want voters to... read_more March Against Amendment One Announced for March 15th in Raleigh, North CarolinaJan 20th, 2012
Some North Carolina State University alumni are organizing a march in downtown Raleigh to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
A group calling itself Honest NC announced Thursday the March 15 event will take protesters from the school's iconic bell tower to Halifax Mall behind the Legislative Building. Organizer Matt Huffman says there will be a voter registration... read_more North Carolina: Anti Amendment One Coalition Launches Two New AdsJan 19th, 2012The newly launched Coalition to Protect All NC Families has released two ads opposing a proposed amendment to North Carolina's constitution that would ban all same-sex marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships. The first features same-sex families discussing how the amendment would impact their families while the other explains the importance of voting against the amendment on May 8 and... read_more Support for North Carolina's Gay Marriage Ban Drops 5 Points in 3 MonthsJan 14th, 2012
A proposed constitutional amendment that would bar North Carolina from recognizing the unions of gay couples with marriage, civil unions and possibly domestic partnerships has lost support three months in a row.
According to a Public Policy Polling survey released on Thursday, 56 percent of voters support the amendment.
However, support has steadily declined since October, when 61 percent of voters said... read_more North Carolina Elections Official Resigns Over Gay Marriage BanJan 11th, 2012Sherre Toler, Director of Elections for Harnett County, NC for more than 11 years, resigned at the beginning of January because her position would not allow her to speak out against ballot efforts to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage.
Wrote Toler in an email published on Blue NC:
Unfortunately, recent actions of the North Carolina General Assembly made it... read_more New Campaign Against North Carolina Anti Marriage Equality AmendmentJan 11th, 2012Raleigh photographer Curtis Brown has started a visibility campaign for those who opposed an anti-gay marriage amendment in North Carolina.
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Click here for gay wedding resources in North Carolina. ... read_more North Carolina's Attorney General Will Defend State Anti Gay Marriage Law in LawsuitJan 1st, 2012The group rallying support for a state constitutional ban on gay marriage and civil unions sent Attorney General Roy Cooper a letter Thursday asking if he is going to defend a lawsuit that challenges the state's marriage laws.
The Vote for Marriage NC Referendum Committee asked for Cooper's answer by Jan. 8. A spokesman for Cooper's office told Dome on that,... read_more North Carolina Psychologists List Reasons to Vote Against Gay Marriage BanDec 28th, 2011Faced with an upcoming statewide vote to either allow or outright ban same-sex marriage, the North Carolina Psychological Association has published a rather straightforward takedown of the argument against gay marriage.
It's all about science, you see!
1. There is no empirical evidence that supports the denial of marriage rights to people in same-sex relationships.
2. There is empirical evidence that denial of... read_more NC: Pastor Calls for "Civil" Debate As He Works to Take Away Gay RightsDec 27th, 2011On the day he was elected to lead the state's Baptist convention, the Rev. Mark Harris fielded a threatening voice mail that gave him a quick glimpse of the approaching battle over same-sex marriage in North Carolina.
Harris didn't want to describe the entire message, only the essence: He needed to stop "spewing hatred" toward homosexuals and their families.
In November, Harris,... read_more 58% in North Carolina Would Vote for Gay Marriage Ban; 56% Support Civil UnionsDec 9th, 2011
The vote on the amendment is May 8, 2012, so there is not a lot of time to educate voters around the state about just how extreme this ballot initiative is. Public Policy Polling's latest data shows just how confused many North Carolinians are about the scope of the effect if this is passed. Most North Carolinians are fair-minded and... read_more Raleigh, North Carolina City Council Takes Stand Against Anti Marriage Equality InitiativeDec 7th, 2011City leaders in Raleigh are taking a stand against a proposed gay marriage ban in North Carolina.
The Raleigh City Council voted six to two Tuesday afternoon to issue a public pronouncement against the constitutional amendment that would bar same-sex marriages and civil unions in North Carolina.
The city's Human Relations Commission argued the amendment is discriminatory and the Democrats, who control... read_more North Carolina Committee Formed to Pass Anti Marriage Equality AmendmentDec 3rd, 2011A campaign committee has been formed to raise money and work for approval of an amendment to North Carolina's constitution that would ban gay marriage.
The "Vote FOR Marriage NC" organization has filed paperwork with the State Board of Elections. Initial coalition members include the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, the North Carolina Values Coalition, a group of black pastors... read_more Both Sides Organizing for Gay Marriage Ban Fight in North CarolinaNov 25th, 2011Behind-the-scenes efforts are slowly gearing up for a referendum next May in which North Carolina voters will decide whether to engrave a ban on gay marriage into the state constitution. Pro- and anti-amendment forces are assembling campaigns that will raise money and build support for their causes.
In an era of growing acceptance of same-sex relationships in the U.S., well-funded national... read_more Charlotte, North Carolina Considering Domestic Partner BenefitsNov 22nd, 2011City Councilmember Patsy Kinsey said on Sunday that the council will have the votes to pass a benefits plan for same-sex partners of city employees.
The District 1 councilmember's announcement came during an LGBT community memorial service for transgender hate-crime victims.
"We're almost close enough now that the city council will have the votes to pass domestic partner benefits," Kinsey told an... read_more Possible Unanticipated Side Effects to North Carolina's Gay Marriage Ban?Nov 22nd, 2011In May, North Carolina residents will vote on an amendment defining marriage between a man and a woman as "the only domestic legal union that will be valid or recognized in this state."
But what is a "domestic legal union," and what does it mean to recognize that union in North Carolina? It's that language that some legal and policy experts... read_more North Carolina Baptist Church Won't Marry Anyone Until Gays Can MarryNov 22nd, 2011The full congregation of Raleigh's Pullen Memorial Baptist Church voted Sunday to prohibit the church pastor from legally marrying anyone until she can legally marry same-sex couples under North Carolina law.
The congregants said in a formal statement that current North Carolina law - and the language proposed for a vote next year on an amendment to the state Constitution -... read_more North Carolina Assembly President Thom Tillis Claims He Was Forced to Pass Anti Gay Marriage BillNov 17th, 2011The Speaker of the NC House's townhall meeting in Boone last night generated news from Thom Tillis: "Marriage is not a constitutional right."
Repeatedly hit for his anti-gay constitutional amendment, Tillis essentially apologized for it. "I have a personal difficulty with [that] constitutional amendment because I don't believe government should be telling us what to do, but" ... yadda yadda yadda... read_more Democratic North Carolina Legislator Says there's Special Place in Hell for Gay Marriage HypocritesNov 16th, 2011A Democratic state lawmaker has defended her claim that there was a "special place in hell" for Republicans who supported an amendment banning official recognition of same-sex unions despite personally supporting such recognition.
Jennifer Weiss, who sits in the North Carolina state House of Representatives, said her comments were "inflammatory", but that she had been "pretty fired up".
A panel interview at... read_more Equality North Carolina Prepares for Gay Marriage Amendment FightNov 13th, 2011Equality North Carolina has gathered together some four hundred LGBTA activists from across their state on Saturday for a day-long conference on LGBT education, advocacy and organization. They are doing this ahead of the campaign to put marriage inequality into their constitution. The group's leaders have been addressing the amendment while at the conference, seeing as how it is one... read_more
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