Breaking: A huge victory covering much of the South....

[Playinghardball]

A huge victory covering much of the South, from one of the most conservative circuits in the nation. Congratulations to hopeful LGBT couples in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina! #TheRightSideOfHistory

[m-lekktor]

1. outstanding!

[NuclearDem]

2. Good, bring it on to SCOTUS now.

And let's put an end to this bigoted nonsense once and for all.

[rhett o rick]

3. I don't think it will help. In the last case the SCOTUS chickened out and agreed only for the

district that brought it forward. If they were going to rule for the whole country, they would have done it then. We just need each district to follow this lead.

[Tarheel_Dem]

4. K&R

[IronLionZion]

5. MD already has gay marriage

I voted for it and Governor O'Malley signed it into law

[Treant]

8. PA as well

Since Corbett is trying to look all moderate and not corrupt for the election (fail), he didn't appeal the ruling.

[lisby]

32. As did I.

Maryland is one of the most liberal states in the Union.

[IronLionZion]

34. I hope we can legalize weed soon

it would be great to be the first one on the east coast and be ahead of Vermont for something.

[marions ghost]

6. Excellent!

[Glorfindel]

7. Hooray! Thanks for making my day...

I appreciate your posting this great news.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

9. Kicking from NC!

This news has made my day.

And may I add a hearty "FUCK YOU" to Tami "Family Values" Fitzgerald.

[Raine1967]

11. For NC, some great news about this decision:

http://www.wral.com/virginia-gay-marriage-ruling-could-affect-nc-ban/13846324/ A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond ruled that state constitutional and statutory provisions barring gay marriage and denying recognition of such unions performed in other states violate the U.S. Constitution. The Virginia gay marriage case is one of several that could go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Because North Carolina is part of the 4th Circuit, the decision could impact the state's 2012 constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

13. Thanks for sharing that article.

Screw you, Tami!

Tami Fitzgerald, executive director of the North Carolina Values Coalition, called the ruling "outrageous" and warned registers of deeds across the state that they could face criminal prosecution if they try to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

"Anyone who believes that this decision in Virginia somehow strikes down North Carolina's Marriage Amendment is wrong. North Carolina's Marriage Amendment still stands, and no judge has found it unconstitutional," Fitzgerald said in a statement.

Read more at http://www.wral.com/virginia-gay-marriage-ruling-could-affect-nc-ban/13846324/#0ZCmrXi19vig5bxF.99

I love the dumbass commenters whining about conservative-appointed librul judges.

[Terra Alta]

19. Tami Fitzgerald can go to hell

it's only a matter of time before she and her ilk will have to face the reality that marriage equality is coming to NC, and the entire nation, hopefully sooner rather than later.

[mwooldri]

33. Glanced at News & Record.... Roy Cooper won't defend the NC law.

This will irritate some people in the General Legislature, they were thinking of having their own attorney to defend cases the NC Attorney General won't.

So if NC gets sued, Roy Cooper won't be involved. Here's hoping he'll be the next NC governor.

[gademocrat7]

10. K&R

[Hekate]

12. KnR

[mountain grammy]

14. All right! Great news.

[lark]

16. Whoohoo!

Maybe the South is starting to rise? FL. circuit court judge did the same thing for this state. Of course, Voldemort and Bondi are appealing, asshats that they are.

[sheshe2]

17. KnR!

[Android3.14]

18. Good show

This recovering homophobe is proud of the warriors pushing for LGBT rights.

[Terra Alta]

20. I'm bisexual, from NC, and this makes me very, very happy. nt

[bigwillq]

21. Awesome!

K and R!

[libdem4life]

22. Well, there ya go again...LOL...the SCOTUS will get it, because We The People majority say Yes.

You can't stop social movement when it's over 50%...and it is. It's just knuckle-draggers from there on.

[blkmusclmachine]

23. BUT ... The "Hobby Lobby 5" haven't had their say yet...

to twist the pretzel. They are a foregone conclusion in search of a cover to strike down marriage equality.

[longship]

30. I will bet that Alito goes for marriage equality.

And maybe Kennedy, too.

But Alito has already tipped his hand in that direction.

The dominoes are falling, and the anti-LBGT forces have yet to win a federal case.

[santamargarita]

24. I bet these Jim Crow fucks are going nuts; of course they've always been nuts.

[mnhtnbb]

25. The NC AG--Roy Cooper-- held a press conference this afternoon and said

that North Carolina’s constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage will “almost surely be overturned.”

He made the announcement following the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling striking down Virginia’s prohibition on gay marriage today.

“Simply put, it’s time to stop making arguments we will lose and instead move forward, knowing that the ultimate resolution will likely come from the U.S. Supreme Court,” he said during a press conference.

http://www.morganton.com/news/state/roy-cooper-n-c-should-stop-defending-gay-marriage-amendment/article_1ef6d35c-a6d3-5a98-90de-d62867e18bb3.html

[emsimon33]

26. Finally!!!!!

[NealK]

27. Awesome!

[Cha]

28. Human Rights Rule! mahalo Play~

[Kennah]

29. 9-1-1 is gonna get worn the fuck out with all WORMs having chest pain

[blackspade]

31. A sad day for haters.