Brian Brown Celebrates North Carolina

"The House of Representatives in North Carolina just voted 69-41 to override Governor Pat McCrory's veto of Senate Bill 2, the critical legislation that will protect marriage and religious liberty. The state Senate previously voted to override McCrory's veto meaning that this important legislation now becomes law! This is a huge victory for supporters of marriage and was brought about because of the efforts of NOM's members and others working in support of allies in North Carolina including the NC Values Coalition. SB 2 allows clerks, magistrates and Registers of Deeds to refuse to participate in a same-sex 'wedding' ceremony if doing so violates their deeply-held beliefs. This protects people of faith from having to choose between keeping their job and upholding their beliefs. It was outrageous that Governor McCrory, a Republican, would veto this legislation and we will work with allies to hold him accountable." - Hate group leader Brian Brown, via press release.