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North Carolina approves gay marriage ban

by GoPride.com News Staff

Filed under: Lesbian, Lifestyle, National News, Politics

Tue. May 8, 2012 8:18:42 PM : 6 Comments - continue the discussion

Short URL: http://gopride.com/Z6t3

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Charlotte, NC — Voters in North Carolina have approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman.

Sixty-one percent of voters, or 1,303,952 people, voted for the ban on gay marriage, with 831,788 voting against.

The Christian Science Monitor said that Republican and African American voters came out strongly anti-gay.

"Anytime in North Carolina you have a majority of Republicans and African Americans on the same side of an issue, that's a very potent combination," said Tom Jensen of the Raleigh-based Public Policy Polling firm.

North Carolina becomes the 30th state to adopt such a ban against same-sex marriage. The constitutional amendment also effectively bans civil unions.

Leading up to Tuesday's vote, supporters and opponents each ran large ad campaigns. Former President Bill Clinton recorded robocalls opposing the anti-gay amendment.

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Anyone surprised?

Posted by Antrell Williams on Tue, 5/8/2012 8:26 PM

How ignorant, uneducated these so called people we have in office. Straight people abuse the marriage right so much. Financially, Green Card, under the influence and so on..... But if a gay couple want to share their unity people are against it. If GOD didn't want homosexuals then we would of died during birth or some random event. GOD doesn't hate, he touches us to love our neighbor, cherish the ones we love. Gay people pay their taxes, support the ones with government funding just like the Heterosexuals. Ignorant people are the ones who will end this world. One day I wanted to marry the perfect man. But those dreams
doesn't exist anymore. But it angers me we have so much ignorance in this world. Judgment day will come and who will be sitting with the table of GOD? Ask yourself that important question

Posted by Raul Banda Jr. on Tue, 5/8/2012 8:36 PM

BS all round

Posted by Nelson Cole Rodriguez on Tue, 5/8/2012 8:36 PM

effin tragic

Posted by Lauren Maxey on Tue, 5/8/2012 8:42 PM

Sad day

Posted by Bev Vigil on Wed, 5/9/2012 12:32 AM

Two steps forward, one step back. The bright side is we are still one step forward. I agree there are a lot of ignorance in the world, but we/they are learning (if ever so slowly). We have come a long way in the last 30 years and it is the setbacks that help me better see the advances that have been made. So we can't get married in NC, well at least they don't hate us like they once did. All good things take time. I have seen from the past that anything given (on a silver platter) and not earned is never appreciated. When we resolve ourselves and fight for what we want we are more likely to be thankful for it and less likely to take it for granted. Yes, there are still many out there who hate us for who we are but those numbers are getting less and less every day. For me, seeing that NC even had gay marriage issue on their ballot is a large step forward for all of us. Just my humble opinion.

Posted by Wayne247 on Wed, 5/9/2012 4:49 AM

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