North Carolina passes state constitutional amendment ban gay marriage

[Altair]

Usually with weapons to kill.

One need not leave Christianity out of the "going after gays with weapons to kill" category; see Uganda, Jamaica...

[Altair]

Uh. Not San Antonio. Over half the population is Hispanic.

Also, just want to be a brat and say that Texas is not a bad state: there are unfortunately a lot of people who give it a bad name. Most of them live in the north or in the east parts of Texas. Go south, go central, go west, and you may be surprised.

*gets off soapbox* Yes, I am a native Texan, why do you ask?

I hear good, tolerant things about Austin as well.

Sorry, Finn, but San Antonio and Austin notwithstanding, your native state scares the living daylights out of me. As a black gay pagan, I won't set foot in it; for any one of those "offenses," I could end up being dragged behind a truck to my death, let alone for all three.

(And in fairness, I should note that it's not like racist, homophobic, antipagan evildoing doesn't go down in my own home state of NY; but here, at least it tends to draw the general condemnation of both government and society at large.)

[sailor]

However, I bet if they had the political power like the conservatives do in many Muslim countries, that the parade would have been stopped and possibly worse things would happen to homosexuals.

Given 1800 years of theology and history, unlikely.

[Annie Roonie]

60% to ban gay marriages, 40% to not amend the state constitution.

Have had no reason to go there. Now have reason not to go there.

[sailor]

Have had no reason to go there. Now have reason not to go there.

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/headline/d...l-votes-early/

Democrat voters looking to move convention. Link to sign petition in article above.

[FollowerofOdin]

Given that line was written when slavery was still legal in many parts of the US, that is to be expected.

Yeah, I heard that human trafficking was still going on. Another form of slavery in my own personal opinion. And when these women are arrested their treated like dirt. Yeah, got to love my country. Eye rolling.

[sailor]

Yeah, I heard that human trafficking was still going on. Another form of slavery in my own personal opinion. And when these women are arrested their treated like dirt. Yeah, got to love my country. Eye rolling.

You might want to take a course in TIP.

[mandrina]

You might want to take a course in TIP.

Any recommendations for a good one online? I found the army one easily enough, but since I'm not in the army, they won't let me actually read it.

[Frostfire]

MLK once wrote that justice too long delayed is justice denied. I know we're working against the tide. I know things are rough. But knowing that I will never be able to marry my girlfriend in the majority of states in my nation, because some bigoted asshats can't accept the fact this is not a frickin' theocracy - yeah, I scream. I scream and I rage at the fact I am a second-class citizen (for being a lesbian, for being genderqueer, for having a female body) in my nation. Not just in my nation, but my bigoted, white, conservative, Christian town, which can barely stand the presence of interracial couples in 2012. I will never be able to walk hand-in-hand with my biracial girlfriend who, despite being half white, has eyes the wrong shape for this part of Virginia.

No one's quitting. But anger doesn't mean you have to quit. And what makes me mad is the kind of democracy that means mob rule wins. I hate the fact we can vote bigotry into law.

I don't even know why, I am not normally emotional, but that honestly made me tear up.

[Natural Serenity]

It'll never happen. Not in the US.

But thats not how the American dream is suppose to be. Freedom is and if you want to be a gay couple then I think you should be able to do as you plz. I have yet to meet anyone gay who was out to get me to be gay in fact I find them to be very nice people. So why not let them do their thing and be happy cuz in the end thats what we all want.