Tag Archives: North Carolina

Brian Brown appeared on an MSNBC panel this weekend where he declared that if a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage were to make it onto the Indiana ballot, “We’ll see North Carolina all over again.” Josh Barro gets in some good shots.

“In North Carolina, a lawsuit has been pending before the courts to strike down the state’s Marriage Amendment — a law passed just last May and by 61% of the popular vote! But just this week North Carolina’s Attorney General, tasked with defending the voters’ will in this case, compromised his integrity in that role by formally announcing his support …

Even though the registrar declined to sign the license, this may be the sweetest video you’ll see all week. Via Asheville’s Citizen-Times: Brenda Clark and Carol McCrory, of Fairview, were first in line. “We are hopeful that Attorney General Cooper will do the right thing and recognize out right to marry after 25 years in a committed relationship,” Clark said. …

Gay couples lined up this morning outside the office of the Buncombe County registrar, who is issuing but not signing marriage licenses today. Attorney General Roy Cooper is defending the state against the lawsuit brought by the ACLU, even though he personally supports marriage equality. Buncombe County is home to Asheville, arguably the most liberal city in North Carolina.

The Buncombe County, North Carolina registrar says that he will issue but not sign same-sex marriage licenses beginning tomorrow. And then he’ll turn to the state Attorney General, who this week endorsed marriage equality, for his advice. From the News & Record: A 2012 amendment to North Carolina’s Constitution forbids same-sex couples from marrying. But Drew Reisinger said Tuesday he …

But he’s still going to defend the state against the lawsuit brought by the ACLU. Via the Associated Press: Attorney General Roy Cooper says he supports gay marriage but argues his personal views aren’t preventing him from vigorously defending North Carolina’s constitutional amendment affirming its prohibition from a lawsuit. Cooper opposed passage of the amendment in 2012 but hadn’t addressed …

A lesbian couple together for 40 years yesterday applied for a marriage license in North Carolina’s Henderson County. “Carole and I are here today to apply for a marriage license,” said 79-year-old Mary Burson, “because we love each other, we’ve been together for 40 years…we’ve raised eight children together and we want to make the commitment that our brothers and …

Whoa. The Guardian reports: A secret document, published in declassified form for the first time by the Guardian today, reveals that the US Air Force came dramatically close to detonating an atom bomb over North Carolina that would have been 260 times more powerful than the device that devastated Hiroshima. The document, obtained by the investigative journalist Eric Schlosser under …

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Anti-gay science fiction author and former NOM board member Orson Scott Card has been appointed to the board of trustees for UNC-TV, the University of North Carolina’s PBS affiliate that broadcasts over 12 stations into four states. “We are pleased to welcome Mr. Card to the UNC-TV Board of Trustees,” said Robb Teer, chairman of the UNC-TV Board of Trustees, …

Their Facebook page is here. (Tipped by JMG reader Brendon)

A local NBC affiliate reports: A mother has been accused of having her 12-year-old son beat his brother in order to “beat the gay away,” and she faces a misdemeanor child abuse charge as a result. Police were called to an incident on West Walter Street Saturday, and officers say when they arrived, there were several people yelling and screaming, …

Yesterday Charlotte held its first gay pride parade in 19 years. Since the last parade in 1994, the celebration had been limited to a festival in a city park.  Attendance for the weekend of festivities was 70,000-75,000, including 20,000 for the parade, said media chairman Matt Comer. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police don’t typically release crowd sizes for public events. The parade was …

Via the DOMA Project: Although North Carolina voters passed the infamous anti-gay state constitutional “Amendment 1″ in May 2012 that bars The Tar Heel State from recognizing and performing marriages or civil unions of same-sex couples, Masliah & Soloway clients, Becky and Sanne, who married in the Netherlands, were treated just as any other married couple as they arrived at …

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Matt Comer reports at Q Notes: North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper has announced his office will not block the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina’s move to challenge the state’s anti-LGBT constitutional amendment on marriage.  The case is heading to a federal court in Greensboro. The ACLU wants to amend their current lawsuit challenging anti-gay second-parent adoption bans …

The ACLU is on a ROLL today! Today the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) announced plans to challenge North Carolina’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples by amending a federal lawsuit filed against the state last year on behalf of six same-sex couples and their children that challenges North Carolina’s ban …

Yesterday the North Carolina House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that will allow gun owners to bring their weapons into bars. The bill would allow concealed handgun permit holders to carry their firearms into bars, restaurants and other places where alcohol is served. A similar “restaurant carry” measure passed the House during the 2011 legislative session but hit a roadblock …

Public Policy Polling reports: The only high profile Republican initiative we polled that has much traction with voters is the one to make Christianity the official state religion. 42% support that to 45% who are opposed and while much of that support is because a majority of Republicans favor it (53/33) it actually has 41% support from Democrats too, much …