The Rainbow Minute
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Friday, June 1
“The Mixed Month of May"
The month of May 2012 in the U. S. brought joy and heartbreak to the LGBT community and their allies. First, the bad news. On May 8, voters in North Carolina easily passed a constitutional amendment banning both same-sex marriage and civil unions. In Colorado, on May 14, during a special legislative session, republicans killed a civil unions bill that would have given gay couples similar rights as married couples.
And now the good news. On May 9th, President Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage during an interview on ABC, becoming the first U. S. President to take such a stand. And hats off to Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee. On May 14, he signed an executive order directing state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed out of the state.
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