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Chapter 51-1 Of North Carolina General Statutes states that a valid marriage is between a male and a female who take each other as husband and wife. Further, 51-1-2 deems all marriages between individuals of the same gender as being invalid.
Since same sex marriage is already illegal in the state, isn’t this amendment unnecessary?
Oh geez, confuse the lawmakers and politicians with facts? And…hmm…
§ 51‑1.2. Marriages between persons of the same gender not valid.
Marriages, whether created by common law, contracted, or performed outside of North Carolina, between individuals of the same gender are not valid in North Carolina. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 588, s. 1.)