About me: Equality Florida is the statewide education and advocacy organization dedicated to securing full equality for Florida's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens.
if 77 percent of Floridians favor extending legal benefits to same sex couples thats much more then the majority that passed amendment 2 why couldn't civil unions be on the 2010 ballot?
Thank you so much for all I learned while helping with this effort . Being a part of no on two made me a stronger more outspoken advocate . I will be a voice of equality forever . Joe McChesney
After last nights election I find myself disgusted with how many people I live around that truly believe passing amendment 2 was the right thing to do. The show of supporters of the amendment is the perfect demonstration as to the amount of hate for me and others like me there truly is. Yet I do not wish the pain I feel and will feel on to them. They will never know how it feels to hide your life from almost everyone or how it feels knowing that there is hardly any rights to protect you from ignorance that lashes out. They will never know how it feels when the love of their life is dieing in the hospital and they can't even see them to say good bye or even plan their funeral. They will never know how it feels to raise a child and after the relationship ends to never be able to have any contact with that child. Yet all this isn't even the half of the struggles I may face or have already. Still I do and will not wish any of that on them. Even after all the anger and frustration that I am experiencing from their vote last night. I do not wish any malice because unlike them I am better than to sir cum to hate or to believing that GOD would want his chosen to damn others. Unlike them I know times are changing and welcome it with open arms full of love. <
A California lesbian couple is suing for their equal rights, its bound to get to the US supreme court soon so keep your heads up. What Im dissapointed about is that a "No on 2" man was in a dress at my polling place asking for his right to get married. Why was he acting out a horrible stereotype? It really pissed me off. He probably made more people vote yes, based on his actions and appearance who would have voted NO or not voted on the amendment at all. SHAME SHAME SHAME! USE YOUR HEAD!
We are all deeply disappointed with the passage of Amendment 2. We are equally, if not more so, dissappointed with what now appears to be the passage of California's Prop 8. It just goes to show that discrimination knows no state boarders.
Equality Florida will carefully monitor efforts by the far right to take advantage of this amendment, as they have in other states.
We've built a fantastic coalition through this effort and we will use these newly forged relationships to ensure that the far right is held to their word not to go after Domestic Partnership benefits for public employees.
On the bright side, recent polls show that 77% of Florida voters believe same-sex couples deserve equal benefits and protections. That is a direct result of the grassroots work we've done for the past 3.5 year educating voters about the importance of helping people take care of their loved ones.
What is the next step if there is a next step. It passed just as high in the blue counties as it did in the blue counties. I don't think the churches got a good explanation.
..
..
BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW!!! BUY TICKETS NOW!!!
BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW!!! BUY TICKETS NOW!!!
