Action Betsy
This is a follow up blog to "Being Betsy" posted last week. This blog is written by Betsy herself.
City notes: Former mayors Delaney, Godbold and Peyton still have regular lunches
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Equality Florida has opened a local office for Northeast Florida at 650 Park St.
The state organization is dedicated to full equality for Florida’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Gay Florida Couples Suing the State Will Be Heard in Court Today
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By Chris Joseph
No ruling so far on marriage equality in Florida
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By Jamie Hyman
Gay Key West bartenders to ask Monroe County Circuit Judge Luis Garcia: Let us marry Monday
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By Steve Rothaus
Two gay Key West bartenders are prepared to get married Monday in a Plantation Key courthouse if Monroe County Circuit Judge Luis Garcia strikes Florida’s same-sex marriage ban.
Domestic partnership registry succeeding in Pinellas
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One day last fall, Denise and Jan Lowe showed up at Jamerson Elementary in St. Petersburg to enroll Denise's grandsons.
Ensuring Equality
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As the gay-rights movement gains ground nationally, Florida has some work to do to catch up and provide equal protection to all its citizens.
Being Betsy
Much has already been written about what happened Wednesday in Miami at the first hearing on marriage equality in Florida: the brilliance of our legal team's arguments challenging Florida's discriminatory ban on marriage for same-sex couples, the poise and dignity of our wonderful plaintiff couples, the energy and enthusiasm of the supporters who cheered and chanted for hours outside the courthouse, the lame and sometimes ridiculous defense of the ban, the preparedness of our judge.