We Oppose Amendment One

The North Carolina AIDS Action Network's Board of Directors has voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to oppose Amendment One.  

As an organization that fights for access to health care, we are outraged that public employees would lose access to domestic partnership benefits if this Amendment were to pass.  We fear it would interfere with legal protections for unmarried couples to visit one another in the hospital and make emergency medical decisions if one partner is incapacitated.   

More broadly, we're opposed to this attack on the 222,382 unmarried couples across our state who deserve an equal opportunity to protect their loved ones against life's challenges. These include hundreds of NCAAN members who work side-by-side to fight for the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS.  As a community united in our shared labors and commitments, we band together when our members are under attack.

NCAAN has been working in coalition with Protect ALL NC Families for the past several months to fight this Amendment.  We've made thousands of phone calls to NCAAN supporters across the state educating them about the harms it would cause, and inviting them to volunteer with Protect ALL NC Families in their local communities.  

With only two weeks left until the May 8th primary, we're asking everyone for your help to defeat Amendment One.  

The single most important way you can help is to VOTE AGAINST Amendment One during the EARLY VOTING period.  One-Stop Early Voting locations are now open across the state.  You can find your nearest early voting location by clicking here.  

If you want to vote in this election but are not currently registered to vote, YOU CAN REGISTER AND VOTE at these one-stop early voting locations now through May 5th.  Just click here for details on where to go & what to bring - it's really easy, and your vote MATTERS.  Same-day registration is ONLY available through May 5th!

To learn about other ways you can help, visit Protect ALL NC Families online, where you can find all the information you need to help educate people in all your social networks, from family and friends to faith communities and co-workers, about the harms of Amendment One.