Thanks to a couple of Supreme Court rulings earlier in the week, October 10, 2014, was a historic date after which, a same-sex couple could register to get married, but they could no longer register to vote in the November elections.
Tag: same sex marriage
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Enough said
With all the hulabaloo about same-sex marriage, I am putting my two cents in. I recently heard the following: If you’re not for same-sex marriage, then don’t marry someone of your sex. Enough said. — Jerry Edwards Asheville
Comparing Sen. Forrester to the Klan and Hitler is too extreme
Jery Tillotson’ letter needs to lighten up on the hyperbole a little [“Forrester, the Klan and Hitler: brothers under the skin?” Oct. 19 Xpress]. Tillotson compares Sen. James Forrester to Hitler, really? The gay-marriage fight is a financial one. A move for tax and insurance-rate breaks that go with “married” status. For the record, I'm […]
Straight and outraged by Sen. Forrester
I suppose I should be grateful to Sen. James Forrester and his local political apologists for forthrightly framing the proposed state constitutional amendment on gay marriage for what it is: an excuse to legislate bigotry by hiding behind the cloak of religious respectability. I'm a dinosaur from the '60s when far too many churches defended […]
Justice for all
I am an American. This country was founded on the principle that all people are created equal. As an American, I value this principle and will fight to defend it. This country is great because it guarantees those rights. That is why women are now able to vote, because that is their right. That is […]
Scenes from the Rally for Equality
On Nov. 7 in downtown Asheville, about 150 people attended a rally organized by the activist group Just Us For All, intended to “expose inequality and its effects on the LGBTQ community” and oppose the possibility of a state ban on legal recognition of same-sex partnerships. Photos by Jerry Nelson.