Boycotting NC – plus a personal take on the Stam/Glazier marriage amendment debate

By: Wednesday September 21, 2011 8:55 pm

It’s time to boycott North Carolina “Different things can be treated differently if the things or people are in a very different relationship.” –North Carolina House Majority Leader Paul “Skip” Stam (R), referring to gay and lesbian same-sex couples and their eligiblity for civil equality, at a debate at UNC-CH Law School, 9/21/2011 Well, Skip [...]

NC Amendment Update – Wed: bigot Rep. Stam to debate LGBT ally Rep. Glazier at UNC Law; GOTV organizing 9/24 in Durham

By: Tuesday September 20, 2011 11:31 am

Two events of significance are coming up in North Carolina’s fight to beat back the discriminatory, job-killing marriage amendment that is going to go on the ballot next May. Tomorrow, Wednesday, September  21 at noon,  there will be a debate at the UNC School of Law in Chapel Hill between one of the proponents of [...]

NC House passes hate amendment, 75 – 42; chair of NC Dem Party: Republican Priorities are Seriously Out of Whack

By: Monday September 12, 2011 2:30 pm

UPDATE: The foul amendment clears the House, 75-42.  Our sole out gay lawmaker Brandon Marcus, says it all: “LGBT community: I apologize for the general assembly” – Rep. Brandon #ncga   Via Matt Comer @ QNotes; Debate on the House floor started shortly after 2:30 p.m. on MOnday. The majority of speakers throughout debate were Democrats [...]

The gloves are off: Equality NC slams N.C. Reps. Stam, Folwell for misleading state lawmakers and the public about impact of pro-hate amendment

By: Thursday September 8, 2011 11:25 pm

EqualityNC has just issued a complete smackdown to the GOP lawmakers responsible for the massive, ignorant messaging out there about the proposed marriage amendment, which may come to the floor next week. I have posted its incredibly detailed release in total below. Also, one challenge that came late today was from ENC’s interim director Alex [...]

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