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SEEKING EQUALITY

Equality NC leads 'hearts and minds campaign' for LGBT acceptance

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SEEKING EQUALITY

Chris Sgro (right), with partner Ryan Butler standing beside him, join Equality NC and thousands of others for the Moral March demonstration Feb. 8 in Raleigh.

SEEKING EQUALITY

Protesters warm up with chants and cheers before the march Feb. 8 in Raleigh. Equality NC's Executive Director Chris Sgro says, "The people are way ahead of the legislature on" the same-sex marriage debate.

Partners Ryan Butler (left), an attorney for Replacements Ltd., and Chris Sgro, executive director of Equality NC, live in Greensboro.

Chris Sgro speaks on behalf of the Equality NC group. Sgro is confident that North Carolina is beginning to accept gay marriage, as many other states have done.

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For gay couples in iNortn Carolina, watching the barriers to same-sex marriage fall in other states is bittersweet.

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Chris Sgro (right), with partner Ryan Butler standing beside him, join Equality NC and thousands of others for the Moral March demonstration Feb. 8 in Raleigh.

Protesters warm up with chants and cheers before the march Feb. 8 in Raleigh. Equality NC's Executive Director Chris Sgro says, "The people are way ahead of the legislature on" the same-sex marriage debate.

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