NAACP National President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous was in Durham, NC on Saturday, after a trip to Baltimore last week to address the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Creating Change, the 24th National Conference on LGBT Equality. One of the statements he made during his speech resonated with me: “Unfortunately, the national media tends to exaggerate [...]
My letter to the editor: intersection – the NC marriage discrimination amendment and social justice |
| By: Pam Spaulding Monday January 30, 2012 12:12 pm |
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NC NAACP President to present open letter against anti-LGBT constitutional amendment at Equality NC’s Conference Keynote Panel |
| By: Pam Spaulding Friday October 28, 2011 7:07 am |
A vote on the same sex marriage amendment has nothing to do with your personal and religious opinion on same sex marriage but everything to do with whether or not you believe discrimination should be codified and legalized constitutionally. We should never seek to codify discrimination into the very heart and framework of our Constitution.” [...]
NC NAACP’s Open Letter to North Carolinians: reject marriage amendment that narrows – not expands – civil rights |
| By: Pam Spaulding Saturday September 10, 2011 10:21 am |
A welcome reading of the harm that this amendment will do to our state and why one should not conflate church and state matters. Whether You Agree or Disagree With Same Sex Marriage Because of Personal, Religious, or Moral Beliefs, You Should Not Support a Constitutional Amendment Against It. OPEN LETTER TO ALL NORTH CAROLINIANS [...]
