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wwcitizenBecause NC Amendment 1 passed with the language that would restrict protections for all unmarried couples (straight or gay), the courts are free to interpret the amendment to deny any protections to unmarried couples (straight or gay). The following points are true and have NOTHING to do with how my friends and family in NC feel or voted about the issue.
NC courts can legally deny Matthew and me the right to:
These are reasons why Matthew and I cannot step foot in NC for vacations and holidays. We will not spend money there. We will not order goods and/or services from NC (that we expressly know come from NC).
This is about our civil liberties, our civil rights, our safety, and us as a couple of US citizens making a life together, "created equal, ... endowed by [our] Creator with ... [inalienable] Rights, ... among [which] are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
This has absolutely NOTHING to do with how any of my friends and family in NC have voted (even if ALL of them voted against the amendment, which I hope they didn't, but have no way of knowing).
This link opens a really useful article with an info graphic explaining state-by-state what rights are afforded the LGBT community. Check it out, read up on it, be informed, and let's put our money where we're supported! Let's go places we are supported and are safe!!
I'm REALLY thankful that Matthew and I live in the US NE:
NC courts can legally deny Matthew and me the right to:
- determine the disposition of either of our deceased partner’s remains (God forbid),
- visit each other in the hospital in the event of a medical emergency,
- make emergency medical decisions for either of us if either of us is incapacitated, and
- make financial decisions for either of us if either of us is incapacitated.
These are reasons why Matthew and I cannot step foot in NC for vacations and holidays. We will not spend money there. We will not order goods and/or services from NC (that we expressly know come from NC).
This is about our civil liberties, our civil rights, our safety, and us as a couple of US citizens making a life together, "created equal, ... endowed by [our] Creator with ... [inalienable] Rights, ... among [which] are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
This has absolutely NOTHING to do with how any of my friends and family in NC have voted (even if ALL of them voted against the amendment, which I hope they didn't, but have no way of knowing).
This link opens a really useful article with an info graphic explaining state-by-state what rights are afforded the LGBT community. Check it out, read up on it, be informed, and let's put our money where we're supported! Let's go places we are supported and are safe!!
I'm REALLY thankful that Matthew and I live in the US NE:
