Durham, NC Passes Pro Gay Marriage Resolution

In the works since March, the Durham City Council finally took up the matter of a pro-gay marriage resolution at its meeting on Monday, Aug. 17. After no debate and little public comment, the council passed the resolution unanimously. Presented by Durham resident Joshua Lee Weaver, the resolution calls upon the State of North Carolina to extend marriage rights and benefits to same-sex couples. Weaver presented a similar resolution to the Charlotte City Council on June 1 — officials there have yet to take any action on the matter. “I want the American dream. I want to be able to get married and have that big house with a couple of kids playing in the yard, and that is why it is so important to me. For someone to tell me that I can’t do that (because I’m gay), I just don’t think that’s right,” Weaver told Raleigh news station WRAL. Full Story from Q Notes

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