Celebrity Apprentice contestant and former American Idol competitor Clay Aiken is positively distraught over his home state of North Carolina passing a very restrictive piece of legislation that prohibits gay marriage.

Defining marriage as between a man and a woman, the deep south state has drawn a line in the sand regarding civil rights. The singer is speaking out about his disappointment with their decision now, using his Hollywood clout as an openly gay father who is an upstanding American citizen to make gay-bashers reconsider the justness of their thoughts.