“Yesterday’s vote to ban same-sex marriage in North Carolina is a stark reminder of how far we still have to go in the fight for marriage equality. North Carolina’s refusal to recognize the civil rights of all people is unacceptable.

To the legislators in North Carolina who orchestrated this ban on our freedoms: we will overturn your decision. And to LGBT youth and families whose disappointment is my own: do not lose hope. Until marriage equality is passed across the country, we will not stop fighting for our justice, our civil liberties and our rights.”

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