Many of NOW activists from different parts of NC were part of the estimated 500 people at the rally that NC Equality set up outside the North Carolina legislature Tuesday in opposition to the anti-gay constitutional amendment that will be on the ballot in May of 2012. I wanted to share some of the great signs from the rally, many of them handmade.

Did I vote on Your marriage?

Welcome to North Carolina, where you can marry your COUSIN but not your partner.

Keep your STAMp of Bigotry off my constitution.
(reference to Representative Paul Stam, who was involved in much of the anti-woman and anti-family legislation put forth this year.)

Here are some reasons why the amendment is worse than it sounds.
a) This proposed amendment affects much more than marriage - it could ban ALL legal recognition of committed and unmarried couples, both gay and straight.
b) This amendment would TAKE AWAY BENEFITS from committed couples.
c) Our constitution should DEFEND people's rights and freedoms - NOT DIMINISH them.

Read more about why this Constitutional Amendment is bad at http://equalitync.org/amendment