I am very proud of my hometown tonight after attending the Durham (NC) City Council meeting where a resolution supporting civil marriage equality for same-sex couples was passed unanimously. Mayor Bill Bell and council members affirmed marriage equality. While NC does not allow gay and lesbian couples to marry, it is heartening to have the support of the Bull City (our state legislature has also turned away, for the sixth time, a state marriage amendment).
This is one reason why we need to set a community center or start a community group, so we can work with Greenville City Council and County Commissioners Office, to help promote LGBT Equality with in Pitt County and all other Counties in the Eastern Part of NC, even in Rocky Mount, and Wilson.
Yes, this may not directly affect the State Law Denying us the right to Marry, but it does tell our Law Makers that we have support within our Cities.
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