Politics | Democratic National Convention Thousands Demand Dems Yank DNC From N. Carolina Gay marriage vote prompts outrage By Kevin Spak Posted May 10, 2012 9:50 AM CDT Copied Opponents of the marriage amendment demonstrate in Greensboro, NC, May 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Thousands of angry progressives are demanding the DNC pull the Democratic National Convention out of Charlotte in protest of North Carolina's vote to amend its constitution to ban same-sex marriage. A Change.org petition advocating the move has already drawn more than 27,000 signatures, and the same sentiment is lighting up Twitter feeds, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. "As an LGBT Democrat married in Iowa, I wouldn't set foot in North Carolina," read one typical tweet. No one expects the petition to actually work, of course. "The convention is staying in Charlotte," a DNC official tells Politico. But it's going to be an awkward venue, given that President Obama has now officially endorsed same-sex marriage, and Nancy Pelosi intends to spearhead an effort at the convention to make legalization of same-sex marriage an official part of the Democratic Party platform. It is, however, worth noting that Charlotte itself voted against the amendment. Read These Next All is not well in the Beckham family. An Indiana judge and his wife have been shot at their home. Swedish hit song to Milli Vanilli: Hold my beer. Timothy Busfield gets more bad news, and a boost from his wife. Report an error