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Withers: Should Obama talk about NC’s amendment?

James Withers — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:37:00 +0000

President Barack Obama will be in North Carolina in a few minutes. The home of UNC basketball will be voting on same sex marriage in May 2012. The question of the day is should the president say(...)

Withers: North Carolina NAACP comes out against amendment

James Withers — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:32:43 +0000

The NAACP might not have an official position on same sex marriage, but it knows a bad idea. The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP has come out against the anti-same sex marriage amendment(...)

North Carolina legislature passes anti-gay marriage amendment

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:13:54 +0000

Despite polls showing that North Carolinians don’t support writing that state’s ban on gay marriage and other gay unions into the state constitution, the legislature today approved the(...)

NC close to vote on gay marriage ban in constitution

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:36:43 +0000

(Raleigh, NC) North Carolina is the only state in the Southeast without a gay marriage ban in its constitution. The idea has gone nowhere in the last decade because Democratic leaders quashed(...)

N Carolinans against anti-gay amendment, poll finds

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:34:57 +0000

North Carolina residents would reject a proposed state constitutional amendment banning gay couples from all legal recognition, including marriage and domestic partnerships, a new poll(...)

Withers: A murdered child in North Carolina

James Withers — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:23:12 +0000

The odds were against Jadon Higganbothan. The four year old was allegedly shot in October 2010. The culprit is 28 year old Peter Lucas Moses, Jr. According to a police informant, Moses killed(...)

UNC student made up gay hate crime story

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:38:32 +0000

University of North Carolina student Quin Matney made up the story of an anti-gay attack, college officials said.

Matney had claimed that a man had approached him by a footbridge, called Matney(...)

North Carolina Senate leader says gay marriage ban is not a priority

logointern1 — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:00:32 +0000

Though North Carolina’s bill to ban gay marriage in the state Constitution has a high chance of passing, it has yet to be scheduled.

Senate leader Phil Berger (Eden-R) said the bill has not(...)

Murder: Teen says he “experimented’ then overdosed before killing gay roommate

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:22:14 +0000

(Hickory, NC) A North Carolina teenager accused of killing his gay roommate and hacking the man with a wood splitter told an emergency dispatcher that he overdosed on pills.

In the audio(...)

NC GOP hopes to pass anti-marriage amendment

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:30:12 +0000

(Raleigh, NC) The economy dominated the fall campaign, but leaders among North Carolina’s social conservatives believe the Republican sweep at the legislature should finally permit a vote on a state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. North Carolina is the only state in the Southeast that hasn’t approved an amendment restricting marriage to one man [...]