"Pro-gay side"? There isn't a "pro-gay side." There is a pro-equal rights side, which includes every single NC citizen, be he or she gay, straight, black, white, disabled, employed, unemployed. Then there's the I-don't-care-about-anyone-else's-rights-but-mine side, which is trying to regress back into the 1960s. The writers of this amendment largely counted on the majority to NC citizens to be uneducated about the underlying repercussions of this amendment. They are hoping that everyone votes in favor of the amendment, assuming that it's solely about granting gay rights. News flash: same-sex marriage is ALREADY illegal in NC. This amendment you're voting on, has nothing to do with that. It isn't going to reverse the legality of same-sex marriage. It is however going to take away ALL the rights of any unmarried couple (Gasp! Yes this includes all the straight, unmarried couples). The amendment will take away the health care rights of children who belong to ANY unmarried couple. The amendment will take away hospital visitation rights of ANY unmarried couple. The amendment will take away domestic violence protections rights of women involved in relationships out of wedlock. The amendment can jeopardize the legal protection and pension benefits of ANY elderly widow. This isn't a "gay vs. straight" thing, but that's exactly what the government who wrote this amendment is hoping the general population of NC thinks. These law makers are banking on the fact the citizens of NC aren't smart enough to figure out the true consequences of voting this hate-filled amendment into law.
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