#against amendment one

[trailofqueers-blog]

Stop being fucking ignorant.

Not everyone in North Carolina is a heartless douche-bag like everyone seems to be pointing out. I was against Amendment One. So was the majority of my class.

If my generation would have been eligible to vote, the Amendment may not have passed. I care about human rights. I wanted everyone to have the same right to marry as anyone. It is unfair and is discrimination. It pains me to see that one of my close friends will not be able to legally claim he is married to his partner. 

I hate the human race and what society has done to brainwash the minds of new youth. No child should have to live through what we've lived through. We've seen and heard things that no one should have to go through. We know times will only get harder.

[krothaps]

So Amendment One Passed in NC

I am so disappointed in my own state for passing this Amendment. It's the stupidest thing I have ever heard, not only does it ban gay marriage, but it also does not recognize civil unions or domestic partnerships. Only 46% of voters realized this, even though the majority of the voters support civil unions. So of course I can't stand to live in a state where people are so eager to ban gay marriage that they are ignorant enough not to read between the lines.

Of course everyone took to twitter and facebook posting about how wrong it is and how they are disappointed in NC. Then we have those smart asses who are like: we couldn't vote anyway, most of you probably don't even know what you're angry about, stop with the hate we get it already.  ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW? So what if we can't vote? So what if we only know the basic outline of what we're fighting for? So what if we're standing up for it? Our generation is the future and if you don't have the guts to stand up for something you believe in then don't fucking tell me that I should stop. 

You know that because of this amendment women can get abused by their boyfriends but can't file for domestic abuse because they aren't married? Did you know that a man and woman who are in a domestic partnership, their child might lose legal protection because they're not married. This amendment doesn't only just ban the marriage of gays, it affects everyone. And of course living in the South, what else could you expect? Everyone is too homophobic to even care. Love is eternal, whether it be between a man and a woman, a man and a man, or a woman and a woman. That's something we have to realize, and just because someone isn't different from us doesn't mean they should be discriminated against. In the end we're all the same, I mean we are all Human aren't we? Just because this Amendment has passed, doesn't mean there isn't any hope.

I won't stop fighting for this and you shouldn't either.

[like-dude-wtf]

If you were for Amendment One, don't read this. I WILL insult you.

My stomach is attack itself, my hands are shaking and I'm clenching my teeth so hard they might crack: Amendment One was passed and my entire body is taking it like a bad allergic reaction. It seems that the majority of the people of the state I'm currently living in are living in the dark ages.

I'd like to sincerely thank those people for reinforcing the stereotype that the people in the south are a bunch of ignorant, theologically minded hicks who are completely okay with you marrying your cousin. But if you marry your gay cousin, God have mercy on your soul because that's just unnatural and inherently wrong.

I'd like to see their faces when they have to explain to their children when they have their healthcare taken away. Or when they have to explain to a battered woman that she won't receive the protection she deserves from her abusive boyfriend unless she marries the bastard. I'd like to see them to explain to a gay family why they no longer have custody of the child they fought to keep. 

Better yet, explain to me what the sanctity of marriage has to do with taking away my rights. How is this any way American? There's a special place in hell for hypocrites and those who can't get over the fact that love is love: whether or not the genitals match have nothing to do with it.

I decided that if this travesty would pass I would never come back to live in North Carolina after I had graduated from college. It seems that agreement is now sealed. 

Rest in sad, ignorant pieces North Carolina. You've dug yourself a shallow grave.

Tomorrow I'll be wearing all black out of mourning for equality.

[popionopio]

Ignorance breeds injustice.　

[phozed]

We lost this battle. The war isn't over yet.

[thepaladog]

Just finished letting my vote be my voice today as I stood AGAINST Amendment One. For any of my North Carolina followers, the polls are open until 7:30, don't forget to go vote!

[logotv]

Subtle. 

[rattyhoarse-blog]

Death- "Politicians In My Eyes"

It's election day in NC. I hope everyone votes with conviction. I hope you vote in favor of basic human rights. Voting the way you want and for what you believe is a right we all have, but I hope that you all use that right to allow every citizen, no matter their sexual preference, to have the same rights as anyone else. Voting for segregation and discrimination is good for no one.