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Lesbian arrested for seeking marriage license in North Carolina

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Lesbian arrested for seeking marriage license in North Carolina  - NY Daily News


WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A lesbian who sought a North Carolina marriage license with her partner and was rejected under a state law banning same-sex marriage was arrested with another person Thursday after they refused to leave a government office where several gay and lesbian couples were turned away.

The civil disobedience followed a day after President Barack Obama publicly endorsed same-sex marriage, and two days after North Carolina voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman.

The protest came amid attempts by a gay rights group, Campaign for Southern Equality, to broaden public support to allow same-sex marriage and more protests are planned in coming days at other county offices in North Carolina that issue marriage licenses

Methinks she did on purpose to get the new amendment challenged in courts.
 
She was arrested for refusing to leave a government office after being asked, not for asking for a same-sex marriage license.

/drama
 
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The news article's title is deliberately deceptive. As noted by Jerry, she wasn't arrested for seeking a marriage licence, she was arrested for making a scene and refusing to leave.
 
The news article's title is deliberately deceptive. As noted by Jerry, she wasn't arrested for seeking a marriage licence, she was arrested for making a scene and refusing to leave.

A well deserved scene, and a good reason to refuse to leave.
 
A well deserved scene, and a good reason to refuse to leave.
A stupid reason, actually, but I'm glad she made a fool of herself. I needed the laugh :lol:
 
A stupid reason, actually, but I'm glad she made a fool of herself. I needed the laugh :lol:

State passes law you don't like, so refuse to leave until you get your way: Woman logic.

Civil rights logic ...
 
A well deserved scene, and a good reason to refuse to leave.

I think she should get life in the clink.

Sent from my blasted phone.
 
I think she should get life in the clink.

Sent from my blasted phone.

Yeah because that makes so much sense. Where is your mind at?

On topic: I think that this woman did a good thing. As Your Star said, she had a good reason for making a scene as her civil rights are being infringed upon by the state.
 
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Yeah because that makes so much sense. Where is your mind at?

On topic: I think that this woman did a good thing. As Your Star said, she had a good reason for making a scene as her civil rights are being infringed upon by the state.
Rights are subjective, her "good reasoning" isn't necessarily readily apparent to others. She went to the office specifically to make a scene. She succeeded. They have no obligation to accommodate her tantrum.
 
I figure there will be more arrests for more scenes, the officials can call it what they want. The wags can smirk all they want. But peaceful demonstrations and resistance is what a democracy does, be it refusing to move to the back of a bus, drinking from a whites only fountain, or attempting to attend a school that refuses to admit any but white.

She won't get life behind bars, with any luck she will get a life like the rest of us, free to marry who she loves...

It is America after all, where we are free to be all we can be, not just what some religion dictates, that's sooo 17th century Sharia...

(Ain't some of we fighting folks who think that way?)
 
I figure there will be more arrests for more scenes, the officials can call it what they want. The wags can smirk all they want. But peaceful demonstrations and resistance is what a democracy does, be it refusing to move to the back of a bus, drinking from a whites only fountain, or attempting to attend a school that refuses to admit any but white.

She won't get life behind bars, with any luck she will get a life like the rest of us, free to marry who she loves...

It is America after all, where we are free to be all we can be, not just what some religion dictates, that's sooo 17th century Sharia...

(Ain't some of we fighting folks who think that way?)
Careful, you might pull something stretching that far. Gays marrying would be fine with me, but let's not equate a lack of marital rights to the absolute atrocities gays are subjected to overseas.
 
Yeah because that makes so much sense. Where is your mind at?

On topic: I think that this woman did a good thing. As Your Star said, she had a good reason for making a scene as her civil rights are being infringed upon by the state.

Which civil right?

Sent from my blasted phone.
 
Come on...you have to feel bad for them. They KNOW Obama is playing politics with them, he ignored the issue til AFTER the vote in NC that EVERYONE knew was coming, and even after he declared his verbal support for gay marriage he supported North Carolinas recent decision. It has to suck being a pawn and KNOWING you are a pawn.
 
Come on...you have to feel bad for them. They KNOW Obama is playing politics with them, he ignored the issue til AFTER the vote in NC that EVERYONE knew was coming, and even after he declared his verbal support for gay marriage he supported North Carolinas recent decision. It has to suck being a pawn and KNOWING you are a pawn.
Yup. Useful idiots.
 
Careful, you might pull something stretching that far. Gays marrying would be fine with me, but let's not equate a lack of marital rights to the absolute atrocities gays are subjected to overseas.
Since this is not overseas we are fighting for the rights here which bind us. We also help the fight overseas via funds, education, and visitation to teach and support. I fight for women's and gay/lesbian rights wherever they are held captive by the powers that be. Just because we are not pushing for the same things does not mean we are not active there as well as here.
Any arrests made in NC over Amendment One lead the way to the courts. There will be any number of cases that will hit be on the docket's over the next few months. Everything is a push to eventually get the SSM issue heard by the SCOTUS. It looks like they are the only ones who can decide our issues.
 
A stupid reason, actually, but I'm glad she made a fool of herself. I needed the laugh :lol:

Know who else was dumb? Rosa Parks. She could have just moved to the back of the bus like the rules said. Woman logic.
 
Since this is not overseas we are fighting for the rights here which bind us. We also help the fight overseas via funds, education, and visitation to teach and support. I fight for women's and gay/lesbian rights wherever they are held captive by the powers that be. Just because we are not pushing for the same things does not mean we are not active there as well as here.
Any arrests made in NC over Amendment One lead the way to the courts. There will be any number of cases that will hit be on the docket's over the next few months. Everything is a push to eventually get the SSM issue heard by the SCOTUS. It looks like they are the only ones who can decide our issues.
I'm not scoffing at the notion of fighting for equality. I'm all for that. I'm scoffing at the notion that the discrimination against gays in our modern society is in any way comparable to the discrimination faced under "17th century shariah law" as the poster above implied.
 
The right to marry the person we love as heterosexuals do everyday.
As a heterosexual man, if I love another heterosexual man, I'm still not allowed to marry him.

So much for your theory.
 
As a heterosexual man, if I love another heterosexual man, I'm still not allowed to marry him.

So much for your theory.

This is why people are claiming civil rights are denied. In this case, civil rights meaning rights people should have as a moral consideration which may or may not be lawful.
 
I'm not scoffing at the notion of fighting for equality. I'm all for that. I'm scoffing at the notion that the discrimination against gays in our modern society is in any way comparable to the discrimination faced under "17th century shariah law" as the poster above implied.
You are expecting lesbian women in the US to change 17th century Shariah law. You have large expectations.
Many women in these nations accept this law and follow the traditional order of things. Things only can change when the women take a stand and say no. If you look how tradition touches the US in the area of religion you see the same things. SSM is an issue that is being hindered by traditional religious belief in the same way the women in the nations which follow religious law are being hindered.
We can only do so much. I can send money for education. I can visit a nation and teach women about rights. There is a segment of the female populace in these countries who do want to fight. They are not strong enough and their numbers are not significant enough to make the changes. Until all women or the vast majority are willing to stand up and fight nothing can or will change. These laws are based on religious beliefs as is the SSM issue here. These beliefs die hard as you can see from the NC vote.
Even here women wear the traditional garb when it is unnecessary. These things are embedded into these societies. Gays and lesbians here can do what we can do. We fight for equality here. Until those being persecuted take a stand for their own well being nothing can happen. Prior to Stonewall when the gays and lesbians said enough is enough there was no movement to help us at all. Those who rioted took a stand and since 1969 we have made great strides. It is only when the oppressed take a stand and say no more will things change.
The oppressed in these nations will always be oppressed because they do not fight. Yes there will be damage and perhaps people will die. To live under oppression is worse than death in many cases. When the women, gays, and lesbians take a stand others will join them and help there plight. We do what we can do from wherever we are. If you do not fight for yourself to goes for naught.
Yes we have issues with the way gays and lesbians are oppressed everywhere. We take issue with the way women are treated in many cultures. I need not be reminded as my sisters and brothers are on my mind. They will suffer and it is not falling on deaf ears. Until they unite and take a stand they will be oppressed.
The same can be said for the civil rights movement here. Until the blacks took a stand no one did anything.
 
As a heterosexual man, if I love another heterosexual man, I'm still not allowed to marry him.

So much for your theory.
You twist the words to fit your view. You know very well what I am talking about. Oh, you should be able to marry him.
 
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