Florida

In 2008, a discriminatory constitutional amendment passed, and wrote discrimination into Florida's constitution. State advocacy groups continue to work to overturn such discrimination and move towards true fairness and equality for Florida's families.

Status: Anti-Relationship Recognition Constitutional Amendment

Groups Actively Working on Marriage

Equal Rights Washington: Washington's central statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization 

Equality Florida: a statewide education and advocacy organizationdedicated to eliminating discrimination based on sexual orientation,race, gender and class


Blog Posts Related to Florida

White House event has Washington state tie-in

Lacey, WA resident Janice Langbehn, whose family story sparked a presidential order that hospitals recognize the rights of gay couples, was an invitee to a White House Pride Month celebration Tuesday night.

Rush: ‘Congrats on #4 from those of us who can’t have 1’

In response to Rush Limbaugh's fourth wedding over the weekend, web site Gawker.com hired a plane to fly over the wedding site towing a banner that read "Rush: Congrats on your 4th marriage. XO, Gawker."

The message on the banner was chosen from suggestions made by readers which included: "This time he really means it," "Wishing you months of bliss," and the ironic freedom to marry angle: "Congrats on #4 from those of us who can't have 1."

Scandal stirs legal questions in anti-gay cases

For years, George A. Rekers has held himself out as an expert witness in court on homosexuality, arguing in cases concerning the freedom to marry and gay adoption that gay men and lesbians lead dangerous lives and raise troubled children.

Now Dr. Rekers himself is under fire, raising new legal questions about his courtroom role.

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Resources Related to Florida

Obama to Blame? Minority Surge Voters and the Ban on Same-Sex Marriage in Florida

Debunking the myth that minority voters in Florida's 2008 election led to the passage of Amendment 2

Obama not to Blame for the Anti-Marriage Constitutional Amendment in Florida

A report analyzing both quantitative and qualitative studies from the 2008 election in Florida, and Obama's effect on the passage of the anti-marriage constitutional amendment.

Results from Ballot Measures in AZ, AR, CA, CT and FL

Find results for states with anti-gay ballot measures in the 2008 election.

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