Wife of NC State Senator says Amendment One is necessary ‘to protect the Caucasian race’

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36. Gay people are people

Just not equal. Separate but unequal, which is how a lot of folks in the south like to treat folks they don't like. So much for our supposed neighborliness and hospitality.

I'm sure you have all the bases covered with medical powers of atty and so forth, and that the folks at Duke who deliver HIV+ care are, I imagine, probably the last folks who would pull the whole "you cannot visit because you're not family" bullshit.

I'm a stay at home dad, and four of my friends are lesbian couples who are married, but not recognized in NC. Aside from all the medical stuff, there's a lot of issues regarding children that would not be served well by this amendment.

I think the good news is that younger conservatives with libertarian tendencies are against this. This makes for some unusual allies--hopefully, the progressives and libertarian types will outnumber the social conservatives and low-information voters. I think this whoe thing wasn't done because of hatred--well, not JUST hatred--but also because they wanted to gin up conservative turnout. I think it's backfired, and mobilized the people who want to live in the 21st century. Here in durham, we have had record turnout for an uncontested Democratic primary, and, when you add us to the other blue spots and factor in the fact that the GOP nomination is decided, there's a good chance.

I wish you and you partner well-it sounds like he's got every chance you can give him.