The headline I was expecting…came as expected.<\/p>\n
\nNC voters approve amendment on gay marriage<\/a><\/h3>\n
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) \u2014 North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman, making it the 30th state to adopt such a ban.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Thirty states. \u00a0 Thirty states. \u00a0 Oh…and it’s more then simply a ban on same-sex marriage. That amendment was an all out attack on same-sex couples having any legal rights that heterosexuals are bound to respect.<\/p>\n
I have reflected often on the fact that the only reason I feel free to explore my country, take the long cross-country drives I love, is that I am single. \u00a0 The saving grace of it is that the side of my family that approves of constitutionally kicking their gay neighbors in the teeth all live in states I couldn’t visit anyway were I happily coupled. Should that day ever come, it will save me a lot of excuse making. Tell you what…you come visit us. We’d love to have you over! \u00a0 And your marriages are valid here so don’t worry.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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