On Tuesday, North Carolinians voted in favor of an amendment that bans same-sex marriage and civil unions. North Carolina is the last southern state without such legislation, and some gay-rights advocates described the bill as an attack not just against gays but against all unmarried couples and their children. Yet some high-profile activists chose to sit out the fight, underscoring deep divisions in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights movement. BLOG POSTS | Dave Rubin: President Homobama? The events of the last week, culminating with last night's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in North Carolina, have altered the landscape, and now it's time to view our president's never-ending "evolution" on gay marriage differently. | | Cheryl Dumesnil: The Birds and the Bees, with a Twist Recently my wife and I realized that while our older son could recite the egg/sperm/donor story at age 2, we're not sure what our younger son knows about his beginnings. We decided to wait for a teachable moment to arrive, which happened one morning last week. | | Alvin Lopez-Woods: North Carolina Voters Ban Gay Marriage... Maybe It's Our Fault? It is up to us to show the opposition that we are no different. We are all human, and love is love. Some people are scared of what appears to be different. If we truly step up and show that we are all the same, this world would be as beautiful as life itself. | | Mikko Alanne: Shall We Vote Away Your Rights Next? An Open Letter To America's Conservative Christians To those Christians who championed and voted for this Amendment, or others like it, I'd like to propose the following exercise: Imagine if instead of gays and lesbians, it were your rights that were put to a vote in the ballot box. | | Domenick Scudera: Not Quite Comfortable, But Evolving: An Open Letter to Vice President Biden I just consulted with some friends, and they made me realize that maybe I am not as comfortable with you as I thought I was. It would be more appropriate for me to say that my opinions about you are evolving. Why don't you get back to me sometime after the election? | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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