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Couldn't sleep so I finally just got out of bed. This is me on my first cup of coffee and reading my morning RSS posts. It's not even 5 AM, and already I'm feeling hot under the collar. Strike that. It's more than just a little upset. I'm ticked off.
See, I'm from North Carolina. I wasn't born there and I haven't lived there in five or six years now, but it still feels like home in many ways. That means I have a special connection to the state, and quite often it gives me reason to be proud. I always thought of it as a forward-thinking state for the region, one where most people were reasonable and didn't really go in for hate-mongering or knee-jerk reactions. Not perfect, of course, but a place I could generally be proud to say I came from.
That's what has me so upset about recent news out of North Carolina. The state legislature is considering "a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage". ( Read more... )
See, I'm from North Carolina. I wasn't born there and I haven't lived there in five or six years now, but it still feels like home in many ways. That means I have a special connection to the state, and quite often it gives me reason to be proud. I always thought of it as a forward-thinking state for the region, one where most people were reasonable and didn't really go in for hate-mongering or knee-jerk reactions. Not perfect, of course, but a place I could generally be proud to say I came from.
That's what has me so upset about recent news out of North Carolina. The state legislature is considering "a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage". ( Read more... )