Anti-gay amendment filed in N.C. House

Dan82 · Apr 7, 2011

http://goqnotes.com/10680/anti-gay-amendment-filed-in-n-c-house/

An anti-gay constitutional amendment that could strip away marriage rights for same-sex couples was filed Wednesday in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

A similar amendment was introduced to the Senate in late February. The House version, filed by two Republicans and two Democrats, contains different wording that could slightly narrow the impact of the amendment.

“Marriage is the union of one man and one woman at one time. No other relationship shall be recognized as a valid marriage by the State,” the House amendment reads. The Senate’s version says no other “domestic legal union” will be recognized.

LGBT advocates with the statewide group Equality North Carolina say marriage — already denied to same-sex couples by state statute — isn’t the only right that could be banned by the proposed Senate version. Civil unions and domestic partner benefits could also be subject to prohibition. Several municipalities across the state offer health and other benefits to same-sex partners of their employees; those include Durham, Mecklenburg and Orange Counties, as well as the cities or towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Durham and Greensboro. Private companies, including global giants like Charlotte’s Bank of America, also offer such benefits and could be subject to the Senate amendment...

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Revan · Apr 7, 2011

I frankly no longer care anymore. It'll eventually be ruled unconstitutional in a couple years and that'll be that.

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