U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan declares her support for gay marriage By Rob Christensen rchristensen@newsobserver.com Posted: Wednesday, Mar. 27, 2013 Kay Hagan MORE INFORMATION WHAT NORTH CAROLINA VOTERS SAY Last year, voters approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, 61 percent to 39 percent. A state-wide survey conducted by Public Policy Polling in February found that 38 percent of registered North Carolina voters supported same-sex marriages, while 54 percent opposed them. The survey of 600 voters also found that 63 percent supported civil unions. The survey was conducted Feb 7-10 and had a margin of error plus or minus 4 percentage points Rob Christensen North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan said Wednesday that she supports the right of gay people to marry, saying "we should not tell people who they can love or who they can marry." Hagan, one of the few Democratic senators who had not voiced support of gay marriage, made her announcem...