Author Melanie Hoffert grew up gay ral Ameri, where g out was difficult. But that hasn't stopped her fay om havg a ank and challengg nversatn about same-sex marriage.
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- A NORTH DAKOTA FAY BREAKS THE SILENCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
- NORTH DAKOTA STILL REF TO REGNIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGEBACK 2004, 73% OF NORTH DAKOTA VOTERS APPROVED A BAN ON SAME-SEX {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYJANUARY 10, 2017/10:26 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY DAN AVERYJANUARY 10, 2017 / 10:26 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NORTH DAKOTA STILL REF TO REGNIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-01-11T03:26:32.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-01-11T03:26:32.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"MARRIAGE EQUALY","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE THAN 18 MONTHS AFTER OBERGEFELL V. HODG BROUGHT MARRIAGE EQUALY TO ALL 50 STAT, NORTH DAKOTA STILL REF TO ACCEPT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON TUDAY, LAWMAKERS THE REPUBLIN-NTROLLED STATE SENATE REJECTED A BILL CHANGG THE LANGUAGE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS OM "HBAND AND WIFE" TO GENR-NTRAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FAILG 15-31, THE MEASURE WOULD HAVE UPDATED REFERENC ON EVERYTHG OM MARRIAGE CERTIFIT TO FISHG LICENS.MAP OF NORTH DAKOTA STATE. SELECTIVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BACK 2004, 73% OF NORTH DAKOTA VOTERS APPROVED A STATE NSTUTNAL AMENDMENT FG MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN. IT WAS VALIDATED BY THE SUPREME COURT'S LG, BUT OBSTATE REPUBLINS HAVE HELD OFF REVISG ALL THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DEMOCRATIC SEN. JOHN GRABGER SAID HE WAS NCERNED THE STATE HAS BEEN LEFT OPEN TO LAWSUS, SCE "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT REPUBLIN STATE SENATOR KELLY ARMSTRONG, CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY COMMTEE, BALKED, LLG A "PRETTY DRASTIC OVERTIMATN THAT WE WOULD END UP LIGATN IF WE DON'T PASS THIS BILL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATORS HAVE REPEATEDLY VOTED AGAST BANNG DISCRIMATN BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATN OR GENR INTY, MOST RECENTLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MARRIAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
- N. DAKOTA'S GAY-MARRIAGE LAW CHALLENGED; WISC. BAN STCK DOWN
A NORTH DAKOTA FAY BREAKS THE SILENCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
Lawsu cis wh new poll showg most Amerins believe gay and lbian upl’ right to marry is protected by U.S. Constutn’s Equal Protectn clse * north dakota gay marriage *
Five years ago, the Uned Stat Supreme Court voted to legalize gay marriage all 50 stat — but sovereign natns, this lg didn’t apply.
NORTH DAKOTA STILL REF TO REGNIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGEBACK 2004, 73% OF NORTH DAKOTA VOTERS APPROVED A BAN ON SAME-SEX {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYJANUARY 10, 2017/10:26 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY DAN AVERYJANUARY 10, 2017 / 10:26 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NORTH DAKOTA STILL REF TO REGNIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-01-11T03:26:32.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-01-11T03:26:32.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"MARRIAGE EQUALY","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE THAN 18 MONTHS AFTER OBERGEFELL V. HODG BROUGHT MARRIAGE EQUALY TO ALL 50 STAT, NORTH DAKOTA STILL REF TO ACCEPT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON TUDAY, LAWMAKERS THE REPUBLIN-NTROLLED STATE SENATE REJECTED A BILL CHANGG THE LANGUAGE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS OM "HBAND AND WIFE" TO GENR-NTRAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FAILG 15-31, THE MEASURE WOULD HAVE UPDATED REFERENC ON EVERYTHG OM MARRIAGE CERTIFIT TO FISHG LICENS.MAP OF NORTH DAKOTA STATE. SELECTIVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BACK 2004, 73% OF NORTH DAKOTA VOTERS APPROVED A STATE NSTUTNAL AMENDMENT FG MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN. IT WAS VALIDATED BY THE SUPREME COURT'S LG, BUT OBSTATE REPUBLINS HAVE HELD OFF REVISG ALL THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DEMOCRATIC SEN. JOHN GRABGER SAID HE WAS NCERNED THE STATE HAS BEEN LEFT OPEN TO LAWSUS, SCE "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT REPUBLIN STATE SENATOR KELLY ARMSTRONG, CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY COMMTEE, BALKED, LLG A "PRETTY DRASTIC OVERTIMATN THAT WE WOULD END UP LIGATN IF WE DON'T PASS THIS BILL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATORS HAVE REPEATEDLY VOTED AGAST BANNG DISCRIMATN BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATN OR GENR INTY, MOST RECENTLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MARRIAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
* north dakota gay marriage *
The march was pecially important to Councilwoman Loann Jerome, who is the only openly gay member of the Turtle Mounta Tribal Council. The filg of this se North Dakota cis wh the release of new poll rults by the Washgton Post and ABC News which show that 50 percent of Amerins believe that gay and lbian upl have a nstutnal right to marry guaranteed by the U.
A March 2014 poll shows 61 percent of Republins and Republin leaners unr the age of thirty support marriage rights for gay and lbian upl.
For more rmatn on the current marriage equaly landspe and urt s Ameri, vis Human Rights Campaign is Ameri’s largt civil rights anizatn workg to achieve lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr equaly. Conversatns about homosexualy and g out uld easily take place almost anywhere — but not here ral North Dakota.
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
LGBT Rights North Dakota, Uned Stat: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * north dakota gay marriage *
It n be even harr for a fay alg wh nflictg emotns about a loved one who's gay.
Today, that's what giv her passn to unrstand others who want to change her bee she's gay, she says. In ral North Dakota, where Melanie Hoffert grew up on her fay farm, discsg subjects like homosexualy and same-sex marriage is often nsired taboo.
N. DAKOTA'S GAY-MARRIAGE LAW CHALLENGED; WISC. BAN STCK DOWN
"And she mentned that she was gay, or lbian, whichever word [she] ed. ' The reason beg, I don't like the word lbian [or] gay.
Kathy says she thks that led to a misunrstandg, which Melanie thought her mom didn't believe she was gay. "I probably ma pretty hard for her to tell me, I thk, bee I had maybe ma negative ments about gays, " he says. "I wouldn't say I was anti-gay or anythg like that, but I would joke along wh everyone else if someone threw out a gay joke, I gus.