By Stephfon Guidry
N.C. places anti-gay ballot on May 2012 Primary
So I typed in “Gay Marriage” on Bing images and got everything from porn to Wonder Woman. The isle to the altar for Gay Marriage has made many strides since 2004, currently six states allow same-sex marriage, two states allow civil unions, and six states allow same-sex couples to register as domestic partners. As monumental as these minute strides maybe currently 36 states have constitutional amendments explicitly prohibiting same-sex marriage while 30 states have statutes prohibiting same-sex marriages. Yesterday, North Carolina has voted to say “I don’t” in a very rushed anti-gay ballot initiative on September 13, 2011. The North Carolina State Senate voted 30-16 after the House made an expedient 75 -41 margin on Monday, September 12 (According to EdgeBoston.com).
The Senate voted to place an anti-gay ballot in the 2012 primary in May. Ultimately this legislation would place a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, civil union, or domestic partnerships in the state of North Carolina, adding to the growing number of states with constitutional amendments against same-sex unions. Alex Miller, present interim executive director of Equality North Carolina had this to say via(EdgeBoston.com) “While the proponents of this harmful, divisive, shameful legislation may have succeeded in throwing up a temporary barrier against the inevitable tide of acceptance and equality, our struggle continues and the campaign to defeat this amendment at the ballot box begins today.” In opposition Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger said (CNN.com) “We think the people of this state – not judges, bureaucrats, or politicians – should define marriage, which I personally believe should be between one man and one woman” Interesting enough many of the members of the North Carolina Senate and House were in conflict with the bill being voted on in the session while feeling that this anti-gay initiative would take away focus on Hurricane Irene relief efforts and move the focus from economic problems like creating more jobs.
No matter your city or state same-sex marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships are an issue, if you are interested in this issue stay informed and stay active and be a part of the change. North Carolina NAACP released a letter saying this: “A vote on the same-sex marriage amendment has nothing to do with your personal opinion on same-sex marriage but everything to do with whether or not you believe discrimination should be codified and legalized constitutionally” All Love NoH8!
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