Topics :: North Carolina

N.C. Pastor Won’t Perform Weddings Until Gay Marriage Legalized

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Mar 20, 2013
The pastor of a Methodist church in North Carolina says he will no longer marry heterosexual couples until same-sex couples can also legally marry.

NC Taxi Driver Accused of Anti-Gay Taunt & Hitting Gay Man

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Jan 15, 2013
A gay man from Raleigh, N.C., alleges a taxi drive called him and his friends "faggots" before trying to run him down. A witness, however, claims the group was harassing the driver.

Restaurant Owner Gives Lesbian Couple Anti-Gay Letter

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Jan 14, 2013
After dining at a local cafe, a North Carolina lesbian couple were startled to be handed a letter from the restaurant’s owner that that condemned homosexuality.

Gay N.C. College Student Charged With Murder

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Dec 5, 2012
A young gay man from North Carolina has been charged with murdering a 43-year-old man in an Alabama trailer park.

N.C. Gay Man Held Hostage in Real-life "American Horror Story"

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Oct 23, 2012
A 22-year-old man has filed a complaint against a North Carolina-based church for keeping him hostage for four months because he is gay.

Calif. Church’s N.C. Billboard Apologizes for Recent Anti-Marriage Vote

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Jun 4, 2012
A California church set up a billboard in North Carolina after the state’s voters voted to approve a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

Thousands Protest in N.C. Against Anti-Gay Pastor

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday May 30, 2012
More than 1,000 people gathered in North Carolina in order to protest Pastor Charles L. Worley -- a Baptist minister who made national headlines last week after his anti-gay sermon was caught on tape and went viral.

Hagan Reiterates Opposition to Proposed N.C. Marriage Amendment

By Michael K. Lavers | Wednesday Apr 25, 2012
North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan on Tuesday again reiterated opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban legal recognition of same-sex couples in the Tarheel State.

Prop 8 Author: N.C. Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment ’Goes Too Far’

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Apr 12, 2012
A supporter and an author for California’s Proposition 8 recently co-wrote an article that criticized a North Carolina amendment that would ban same-sex marriage, civil unions and other partnerships.

N.C. Catholic Church Music Director Fired For Marrying Partner

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Feb 14, 2012
A North Carolina church fired its music director last month because he married his longtime partner in New York.