North Carolina's Paul Stam Insists Gay Marriage Ban Would Protect Children

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North Carolina House Majority Leader Paul “Skip” Stam on Wednesday reiterated his claim that a proposed gay marriage ban would protect children.

The 61-year-old Stam made his remarks during a town hall meeting on the amendment at the University of North Carolina law school in Chapel Hill. Representing opponents of the amendment was Minority Whip Rick Glazier, a Democrat from Cumberland.

Last Tuesday, the North Carolina Senate approved a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in the state and sent it to voters for their approval in May. The House approved the measure the day before. The legislation moved from House committee to final approval in the Senate in roughly 26 hours. All together, lawmakers spent less than six hours debating the issue and blocked the public from debating on the divisive legislation.

If approved, the measure would ban North Carolina from recognizing the unions of gay and lesbian couples with marriage, civil unions and possibly domestic partnerships.

Stam told law students that the state became involved in marriage to support children.