Most Hawaiians support gay marriage; others fight discrimination in N.C.
Most Hawaii voters support marriage equality, according to Advocate.com and KITV.com. Public Policy Polling’s recent survey finds a majority of people heading to Aloha state polls are in favor of gay marriage.
Nearly half of those polled want gay marriage to be legal in Hawaii. Civil unions are now legal there. Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed a bill, previously vetoed by former Gov. Linda Lingle, in February.
KITV.com reports 40 percent remain opposed to marriage equality, while 11 percent are undecided.
PROTESTERS FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY ARRESTED IN NORTH CAROLINA
Rev. Kathryn Cartledge and Elizabeth Eve wouldn’t take “no” for an answer. Cartledge and Eve were arrested last Friday after refusing to leave Buncombe County (N.C.) Register of Deeds. Eve and Cartledge had been denied a marriage license—twice.
The couple of 30 years were among the first to request licenses during Coalition for Southern Equality’s “We Do” Campaign. Eve and Cartledge were the last couple requesting a license for a second time. They were charged with trespassing and immediately released.
Eve and Cartledge civil disobedience was a final act of Coalition for Southern Equality’s two-week campaign. New campaigns are being launched to kill an anti-gay constitutional amendment. Eve and Cartledge were among nearly two dozen couples denied marriage licenses since Oct. 3.
Coalition for Southern Equality Executive Director Jasmine Beach-Ferrara said it is time to demand full equality for LGBT people.
“Today’s action is about real people saying, I will no longer live as a second-class citizen in my country,” Beach-Ferrara said in a statement following the arrests.
