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| Subject: Absurd: North Carolina passes Amendment 1 banning same-sex unions Thu May 10, 2012 3:01 am | |
| Voters in North Carolina have approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage solely as a union between one man and one woman, in a defeat for gay rights advocates.
It will become the 30th state in the union to enshrine a ban on same-sex marriage in its state constitution. Same-sex marriage has been illegal in NC for 16 years but can now only be legalised by another vote by the people.
With more than 97% of precincts reporting late on Tuesday, unofficial returns showed the amendment passing with 61% in favour and 39% against. The amendment declares that "marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognised in this state".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/09/north-carolina-passes-amendment-1 |
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