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Raleigh council opposes gay marriage amendment
The Raleigh City Council voted Tuesday to formally oppose an amendment on next May's statewide ballot that would define marriage in North Carolina as between a man and a woman.
Posted — UpdatedRALEIGH, N.C. — The Raleigh City Council voted Tuesday to formally oppose an amendment on next May's statewide ballot that would define marriage in North Carolina as between a man and a woman.
The resolution passed 6-2, with councilmen John Odom and Bonner Gaylord voting against it.
The Raleigh Human Relations Commission asked the council to issue a public proclamation against the proposed amendment, which would ban recognition of all same-sex couples, including marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships, statewide.
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