Florida
What’s Happening
Help Defeat Amendment 2, a ballot measure that takes aim at our rights
Opponents of equality will ask voters in November 2008 to write discrimination into Florida’s constitution. Amendment 2 would provide that: (1) marriage may only be between a man and a woman; and (2) no other union treated as marriage “or its substantial equivalent” shall be valid or recognized.
Amendment 2 would not only strike against marriage equality, it would also prevent Florida from recognizing civil unions in the future, and it would likely mean the repeal of city and county laws that permit domestic partnerships.
The Human Rights Campaign is stepping up its efforts in Florida! HRC contributed funds early to Florida Red & Blue, one of two campaigns working to defeat the anti-marriage constitutional amendment. These funds were leveraged to secure significant contributions from others.
In January 2008, HRC sent five staff to work with Florida Red & Blue to organize and train volunteers. The effort led to more than 175 volunteers working the presidential primary polls across the state in key areas, talking to voters about the harm that this ban could do.
HRC deployed a Campaign College participant to work with Florida Red & Blue’s SayNo2 campaign, and will deploy three additional staff members to Florida to work on the ballot campaign and on key congressional races in the final weeks ahead of the election.
In addition, 45 participants turned out for HRC’s Camp Equality election skills training in Ft. Lauderdale in May.
Get Involved
This is a divisive, far-reaching measure that takes aim directly at us and at our families. HRC is committed to defeating Amendment 2 and is working with Florida Red & Blue/SayNo2 and Fairness for All Families, campaigns dedicated to defeating the amendment. HRC staff members have been in Florida working to defeat the amendment—we need your help too!
For more information about the campaign to defeat Amendment 2, please visit:
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HRC Endorsements in Florida
U.S. House of Representatives
- Corrine Brown (D-FL-3)
- Alan Grayson (D-FL-8)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL-11)
- Christine Jennings (D-FL-13)
- Tim Mahoney (D-FL-16)
- Kendrick Meek (D-FL-17)
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL-18)
- Robert I. Wexler (D-FL-19)
- Debbie Wasserman
- Schultz (D-FL-20)
- Ron Klein (D-FL-22)
- Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL-23)
- Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL-24)
Vote
Register to vote: Rock the Vote
Question about where or how to vote? Want to report a problem voting? Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE
In Your Area
Upcoming Events in Your Area
Attend an election night watch party!
For more information about HRC’s work in Florida, please find out more about our Florida steering committees at: http://orlando.hrc.org/ http://southflorida.hrc.org/ and http://tampabay.hrc.org/
Florida’s statewide LGBT advocacy group is Equality Florida: for more information please visit: http://www.eqfl.org/
