Category Archives: Current News

End of the Pseudo-Theory!

See http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/opinion/welcome-end-of-a-pseudotheory.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=prin   for the editorial in the New York Times on May 24th, which begins like this: “Many opponents of giving equal rights and protections to gay Americans — at the workplace, in the military, in marrying and forming families — … Continue reading

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Psychotherapist Renounces Reparative Therapy

Dr. Robert Spitzer, a renowned psychotherapist who conducted research in 2001 which seemed to say that Reparative Therapy could change gays to straights, now repudiates that research and says it was misinterpreted by people who felt being gay was a choice.   … Continue reading

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PACE OF SOCIAL CHANGE ACCELERATING NATIONALLY

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES By PETER BAKER WASHINGTON — When Bill Clinton was president, he waited until almost 1 in the morning in 1996 to sign a bill defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. … Continue reading

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We All Need to Laugh…..

Satirical Video:        “Ten Reasons Why Gay Marriage                           is WRONG !” CLICK ON      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um6x13TMw44     We do need to laugh!

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So What do we do now?

PflagAlamance invites you to make suggestions on our FACEBOOK page, pflagAlamance. We will continue to meet monthly, 2nd Tuesday, and our agenda always includes both support to families and also Advocacy work. Bringing speakers to Alamance County is one of … Continue reading

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So Many Influential Voices Against…..see below

For the first time in history, a sitting President has publicly condemned an anti-gay amendment. The one he picked is the one on the ballot here in North Carolina on May 8th. Both the Charlotte Observer and the Raleigh News … Continue reading

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WHY OPPOSE THE AMENDMENT— some quotes

Representative Jim Crawford, who sponsored the amendment, stated this week that, “I will definitely vote against it because I think it goes too far.” Some other quotes (from http://www.ProtectAllNorthCarolinaFamilies.org ) “Some of the consequences (of Amendment One) may harm women, children … Continue reading

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Durham Church-Goers Speak on Video Against Amendment One

Copy and Paste:       http://pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com/2012/04/02/watch-15-year-old-bull-city -residents-video-of-church-members-opposing-amendment-one.   I wish this could go viral on Facebook.

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Phone Bank Organized in Alamance County

Alamance County residents will call registered voters in Alamance County through a Phone Bank organized by ProtectNCFamilies.  The next phone bank group will meet on Tuesday, April 3rd, at 6 pm at Elon Community Church on Williamson Ave, across the … Continue reading

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NC Libertarian Party Urges North Carolinians to Vote Against Amendment One

 March 14, 2012  Raleigh News and Observer and youtube,  see _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJjyQCXy1Xg  Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Libertarian Party today declared its formal opposition to Amendment One. The state’s third-largest party is encouraging its members, as well as all other … Continue reading

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