Platform Endorses Homosexual Marriage

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Platform Endorses Homosexual Marriage

Special Report - August 16, 2012
The national Democrat Party platform committee voted unanimously on August 11 to include in their platform both support for the redefinition of marriage and opposition to marriage protection amendments and laws. The proposed platform, which includes the “Freedom to Marry” plan, will be finalized by party delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte next month. If the controversial marriage plank remains in the final version, this will be the first time a major party platform has supported the redefinition of marriage and opposed efforts to preserve the historic definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman.

The proposed “Freedom to Marry” plank of the Democrat platform reads:

We support the right of all families to have equal respect, responsibilities, and protections under the law. We support marriage equality and support the movement to secure equal treatment under law for same-sex couples. We also support the freedom of churches and religious entities to decide how to administer marriage as a religious sacrament without government interference.
We oppose discriminatory federal and state constitutional amendments and other attempts to deny equal protection of the laws to committed same-sex couples who seek the same respect and responsibilities as other married couples. We support the full repeal of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act and the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.

The North Carolina Democratic Party 2011-2012 Platform also includes a “Marriage Equality” plank, which declares support for “marriage equality and domestic partnerships.” It also calls for the “repeal of the constitutional amendment known as NC Constitutional Amendment 1 [Marriage Protection Amendment], voted on and passed in May 2012.”

The Republican Party platform draft has not yet been released.

Related resources:
Survey Finds Traditional Views On Family - August 15, 2012
Hawaii Marriage Definition Upheld - August 10, 2012
House Group Requests DOMA Decision - July 2, 2012
Washington To Vote On Marriage - June 12, 2012
Marriage Amendment Hearing Denied - June 7, 2012
CA Marriage Amendment Rulled Unconstitutional - February 8, 2012
The Gold Standard - FNC - Winter 2012
Prop 8 Ruling Gets Green Light - November 18, 2011
U.S. House Affirms DOMA- July 11, 2011
Court Approves Homosexuals in Military- July 7, 2011
DOMA Defenders Change Minds- April 26, 2011
DOMA Repeal Introduced - March 23, 2011
Obama Supports DOMA Repeal - July 20, 2011
U.S. House to Intervene in DOMA Defense - March 15, 2011
Majority for Traditional Marriage - February 15, 2011
Majority Battle Rundown - February 2, 2011
D.C. Marriage Case Snuffed By Supreme Court - January 19, 2011
Why Gender Matters to Parenting - FNC - Spring 2010
9th Circuit Punts Prop 8 - January 6, 2011
Assault On Marriage Intensifies - November 12, 2010
ADF Petitions U.S. Supreme Court - October 15, 2010
NCFPC Joins Prop 8 Brief - September 24, 2010
9th Circuit Stays Prop 8 Ruling - August 16, 2010
Judge Won't Stay Prop 8 Ruling - August 13, 2010
Judge Rules Prop 8 Unconstitutional - August 5, 2010
Judge Says Federal DOMA Flawed - July 9, 2010
D.C. Appeals Court Rejects Marriage - July 20, 2010
N.C. Voters Want Marriage Amendment - April 27, 2010
D.C. Issues Homosexual Marriage Licenses - March 4, 2010
Court Rejects D.C. Marriage Referendum - February 24, 2010
An Update on the Battle over Marriage Redefinition - FNC - April, 2010
Why Not Same-Sex “Marriage” - FNC - Spring 2010
The Issue That Will Not Go Away - FNC Spring 2010
D.C. Mayor Signs Same-Sex "Marriage" Bill - December 21, 2009
Judge Rules Texas DOMA Unconstitutional - October 16, 2009
Bill Would Repeal Federal Marriage Law - September 18, 2009
White House Wants DOMA Repeal - August 19, 2009
Justice Defends Marriage - June 22, 2009
California Court Upholds Marriage Amendment - May 26, 2009
Lawsuit Challenges Federal DOMA - March 6, 2009
Three-Fourths Support NC Marriage Amendment - February 25, 2009
Council Urges Marriage Vote - February 20, 2009
White House Seeks Pro-Homosexual Agenda - January 21, 2009
California Amendment Not Retroactive - August 8, 2008
Marriage Amendment Bill Filed in NC House - July 3, 2008