/tags/jasmine-beach-ferrara Jasmine Beach-Ferrara en-US Copyright Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:35:21 GMT /news/2022-12-01/important-north-carolina-advocate-federal-same-sex-marriage-protections Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, executive director of the Campaign for Southern Equality, talks about the U.S. Senate's passage of the Respect for Marriage Act. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:35:21 GMT /news/2022-12-01/important-north-carolina-advocate-federal-same-sex-marriage-protections Will Michaels /politics/2017-04-07/out-of-the-closet-and-inside-the-office-a-conversation-with-ncs-lgbtq-elected-officials Thirty years ago Chapel Hill Town Council member Joe Herzenberg made history when he became the first openly gay elected official in the South. Today… Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:07:03 GMT /politics/2017-04-07/out-of-the-closet-and-inside-the-office-a-conversation-with-ncs-lgbtq-elected-officials Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-04-07/out-of-the-closet-and-inside-the-office-a-conversation-with-ncs-lgbtq-elected-officials Thirty years ago Chapel Hill Town Council member Joe Herzenberg made history when he became the first openly gay elected official in the South. Today… Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:07:03 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-04-07/out-of-the-closet-and-inside-the-office-a-conversation-with-ncs-lgbtq-elected-officials Anita Rao, Frank Stasio