(CBS News) A majority of North Carolina voters on Tuesday approved a controversial amendment that will write a ban on same-sex marriage as well as civil unions for both gay and straight couples into the state Constitution, according to the Associated Press.
With most precincts reporting, the amendment was passing by a 61 percent to 39 percent margin.
The amendment mandates that "marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized." Opponents of the measure ran ads stressing the impact the language would have on straight North Carolina residents, arguing that the measure would eliminate protections against domestic violence.
(Further in the article)
Tami Fitzgerald, head of the group Vote FOR Marriage NC, which backed the amendment, told the AP it sends a message to the country.
"The whole point is simply that you don't rewrite the nature of God's design based on the demands of a group of adults," she said.
I guess it is time to circle the wagons, for the 400-thousandth time. That Tami bitch needs to be punched in the face repeatedly, OR BETTER YET, befriend a gay person. Idiots who back the gay marriage ban (in my opinion) are not blessed to know anyone in the LGBT community. Their loss. Who the fuck cares what someone's sexual orientation is? It certainly doesn't define how smart, caring, nurturing, compassionate or kind that person may be. Yes, our sexual orientation defines a piece of who we are however, it isn't all we are. Love it love. Plain and simple.
Those that claim marriage should only be between a man and woman hasn't walked .5mm in someone else's shoes. It's America-- the freedom to do as we please (without harming others or animals) should be exercised. I exercise the right EVERYDAY to turn off Rush Limbaugh when I hear his horrible voice on AM radio. OK, I'm off the soap box now..... for now.....
To conclude my rant, I'm boycotting NC from here on out. No more trips to Lake Gaston or eating vinegar-based barbeque when travelling to NC for work trips. When I do have to go there, I'm going to wear a big fat RAINBOW on my t-shirt. On a sidenote, one of my favorite shows was filmed in NC: One Tree Hill. I'm not sure how to stomach this right now.
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