Black voters divid on gay marriage - POLITICO

Contents:

• NC APPROV AMENDMENT ON GAY MARRIAGE
• FIRG OF GAY CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEACHER ULD TT LATT SUPREME COURT LG
• NORTH CAROLA ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE AMENDMENT 1 REPORTEDLY WRTEN TO PROTECT 'CSIAN RACE' [UPDATED]
• UNED CHURCH OF CHRIST CHALLENG NORTH CAROLA BAN ON GAY MARRIAGE
• GOP-LED NC LEGISLATURE NEARG GAY MARRIAGE VOTE
• GOP-LED NORTH CAROLA LEGISLATURE NEARG GAY MARRIAGE VOTE
• NORTH CAROLA PUTS GAY MARRIAGE BAN ON MAY 2012 BALLOT
• NORTH CAROLA VOTERS PASS GAY MARRIAGE BAN
• NORTH CAROLA GAY MARRIAGE BAN: HOW DO AFFECT THE SOCIAL AND POLIL FUTURE OF THE STATE?
• NORTH CAROLA VOTG ON GAY MARRIAGE

NC APPROV AMENDMENT ON GAY MARRIAGE

[26] Others argued that the proposed amendment may lead to more bullyg of gay youth; addn, the amendment uld validate certa domtic vlence protectns for unmarried upl, gay or straight. The state NAACP said that although opposed the amendment, s mpaigng at the time should not be viewed as a stance on gay marriage. Acrdg to reports, on June 24, 2011 hundreds marched om the Conventn Center to Marshall Park Charlotte, North Carola prott of the proposed anti-gay marriage amendment.

Gay and Lbian Film Ftival where opponents of the proposed legislatn signed postrds.

FIRG OF GAY CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEACHER ULD TT LATT SUPREME COURT LG

Gay-marriage ban, " November 15, 2011.

The Washgton Inpennt, "Three anti-gay groups were pivotal N.

Cizen-Tim, "Asheville, NC activists prepare for battle over gay-marriage ban, " September 17, 2011. News & Observer, "Gay marriage ban put on ballot; opposn drive begs, " September 16, 2011. The News & Observer, "Balance of left and right, " September 11, 2011, "Lawmakers back bills that would put em banng gay marriage on 2012 ballot, " September 10, 2011, "GOP talks up marriage amendment, " Augt 30, 2011 (ad lk).

NORTH CAROLA ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE AMENDMENT 1 REPORTEDLY WRTEN TO PROTECT 'CSIAN RACE' [UPDATED]

Mother Jon, "North Carola GOP Tryg to Ban Gay Marriage Twice, " Augt 31, 2011. Public Policy Pollg, "NC supports regnn for gay upl, " March 3, 2011. The (Raleigh) News & Observer, "North Carola senator wants gay marriage ban state's Constutn, " March 1, 2011.

MnPost, "Memos NOM su reveal anti-gay-marriage strategi, " April 4, 2012. ↑ QNot, "Anti-gay marriage amendment filed N. ↑ The Huffgton Post, "North Carola Puts Gay Marriage Ban On May 2012 Ballot, " September 13, 2011.

Hoe OKs amendment banng gay marriage, " September 13, 2011.

UNED CHURCH OF CHRIST CHALLENG NORTH CAROLA BAN ON GAY MARRIAGE

↑ The Washgton Inpennt, "Anti-gay marriage amendment heads to N. ↑ USA Today, "Appeals panel strik down Virgia gay marriage ban, " July 28, 2014. ↑ The Guardian, "US supreme urt cisn pav way for sweepg expansn of gay rights, " October 6, 2014.

↑, "Anti-gay amendment filed N.

Speaker fends staff salari, talks about gay marriage Asheville terview, " June 30, 2011. ↑ Associated Prs, "Referendum mtee to back passage of gay marriage ban referendum North Carola formed, " December 1, 2011. ↑ Huffgton Post, "North Carola Amendment 1: Newt Ggrich Enurag Anti-Gay Ballot Measure, " April 23, 2012.

GOP-LED NC LEGISLATURE NEARG GAY MARRIAGE VOTE

↑ Huffgton Post, "Billy Graham Backs Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment In North Carola, " May 2, 2012.

↑ Baptist Prs, "NC gay 'marriage' backers try to change subject, " April 26, 2012.

Gay marriage fo rally for nstutnal ban, " May 18, 2011. ↑ News & Observer, "Dome: Anti-gay marriage forc are marshalg, " December 2, 2011.

GOP-LED NORTH CAROLA LEGISLATURE NEARG GAY MARRIAGE VOTE

↑ Huffgton Post, "Obama Oppos Amendment One, North Carola Ballot Qutn Banng Gay Marriage, " accsed March 16, 2012. ↑ Towleroad, "NC Electns Official Rigns Over Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment, " January 10, 2012.

Senator Kay Hagan Speaks Out Agast Antigay Amendment 1, " Febary 22, 2012. 1 WRAL, "Bs, relign ced NC gay marriage events, " September 6, 2011.

↑ Huffgton Post, "Obama Oppos Amendment One, North Carola Ballot Qutn Banng Gay Marriage" March 16, 2012. 1, "Gay Republins appld Ellmers opposn to amendment, " October 3, 2011.

NORTH CAROLA PUTS GAY MARRIAGE BAN ON MAY 2012 BALLOT

↑ The Charlotte Observer, "Polil, not prcipled, stand on gay marriage, " October 11, 2011.

Ernor oppos gay-marriage amendment, " October 8, 2011. ↑ The Progrsive Pulse, "Raleigh pass rolutn opposg anti-gay nstutnal amendment (vio), " December 6, 2011.

↑ On Top Magaze, "Campaign To Defeat North Carola Gay Marriage Ban Lnched, " January 19, 2012. ↑ WBTV, "Hundreds rally Charlotte agast anti-gay marriage amendment, " June 24, 2011. ↑, "Gay marriage ban prompts street prott Charlotte, " October 20, 2011 (ad lk).

NORTH CAROLA VOTERS PASS GAY MARRIAGE BAN

↑ WXII12, "Gay Marriage Amendment Opponents Planng NC March, " January 20, 2012. ↑, "A New Poll Shows 56% of North Carolians Oppose Gay Marriage Ban, " September 30, 2011. North Carola is the 30th state to adopt such a ban on gay Fzgerald, who heads the pro-amendment group Vote FOR Marriage NC, said she believ the iative awoke a silent majory of more active voters the future.

"In the fal days before the vote, members of Print Barack Obama's bet exprsed support for gay marriage and former Print Bill Clton rerd phone msag urgg voters to oppose the amendment. Billy Graham was featured full-page newspaper ads backg the Carola law already bans gay marriage, but an amendment effectively seals the door on same-sex amendment also go beyond state law by voidg other typ of domtic unns om rryg legal stat, which opponents warn uld dispt protectn orrs for unmarried mpaign manager for the group that opposed the amendment said the natn watched North Carola on Tuday night, wonrg how the anti-forc me through.

NORTH CAROLA GAY MARRIAGE BAN: HOW DO AFFECT THE SOCIAL AND POLIL FUTURE OF THE STATE?

"Lda Toanone, who voted agast the amendment, said people are born gay and is not their choice. If you're gay, lbian, straight — whatever, " she Carola is the latt printial swg state to weigh on gay marriage. Florida, Virgia and Oh all have nstutnal amendments agast gay marriage, and Obama's electn-year vaguens on gay marriage has e unr h, who supports most gay rights, has stopped short of backg gay marriage.

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NORTH CAROLA VOTG ON GAY MARRIAGE

“We all said that thoands of relig anizatns all across the untry ask their employe to uphold their tradnal view of marriage word and ed, and if you terpret the statute that way, ’s gog to unleash lots of lawsus agast them, ” Goodrich the Supreme Court has specifilly said preventg racial discrimatn is a pellg ernment tert that jtifi rtrictg First Amendment eedoms, he noted that the Supreme Court has rejected such a fdg on discrimatn agast gay or transgenr people. The Uned Church of Christ is jog the natnal bate on the future of gay marriage a novel way: The church filed a lawsu on Monday challengg North Carola's ban on same-sex marriage, sayg Amendment One vlat the church's nstutnal guarantee to eedom of relign. Acrdg to the church, this is likely the first challenge by a natnal Christian nomatn of a state's gay marriage ban.

"It is unfortunate that, even today, laws are signed to treat gay and lbian people unequally, " the Rev. "In s efforts to rtrict gay marriage, the State of North Carola has rtricted one of the sential eedoms of our misters and of all Amerins.