Comments on: NC community supports gay marriage

By: Dustin D

Dustin D — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:14:53 +0000

I grew up in the state of NC in a small little backwards town called Morganton. Don’t be shocked if this move doesn’t push all the talibangicals (that happen to make up a huge majority of the population) to start pushing for an amendment to our state constitution. Being gay isn’t well tolerated except in small little oasis’s spread across the state. I am afraid the people of NC aren’t ready to be as open to same sex marriage as the people that live in Massachusetts or Connecticut

By: AMJ

AMJ — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:48:24 +0000

I just wanna be able to marry the woman that i love in the state that I’ve grown up in. I’ve grown up in a small town in NC and people definately don’t talk about “gays”. It’s like they’re scared they’ll get the “disease”. It’s ridiculous.

By: Stevedmd2

Stevedmd2 — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:46:16 +0000

Just never give up. All of us involved in this historic human rights / justice battle must resolve to continue fighting, smartly, not just ranting (I do sometimes I admit), until the battle is won enough that it reaches the ‘tipping point’ and the momentum is unstoppable.

Don’t forget, back about 2002 Cal passed a law outlawing gay marriage by a 60 – 40 vote. This latest campaign was lost to the good but misled people, and the conservative u know whats by 53-47%.

Nex time it will be a different result.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:29:14 +0000

The very same state that several times would not pass its own antigay marriage amendment. Unlike the surrounding states.

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:11:51 +0000

We need to start making inroads in the South. Opening up communication lines and getting the ball rolling with discussion is the first step.

Homosexuality was an unspeakable subject for many years. Once this is broached, it is all downhill. The opposition just dies off (unfortunately usually quite literally and this takes a generation or two).

By: Go Carrboro!

Go Carrboro! — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:30:02 +0000

Great news! And Obama might be appointing a “damned lesbian” — North Carolina’s truly evil Jesse Helms’ term for Clinton appointee Roberta Achtenberg — as Labor Secretary.

By: Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:10:09 +0000

Wow, the land of the late pathetic Jesse Helms passed this? There is hope afer all!