Meet the Interns: Amanda Nowlin
Meet the Interns: Amanda Nowlin
(Jacksonville Office)
1. Tell us a little about yourself...
1. Tell us a little about yourself...
This is a follow up blog to "Being Betsy" posted last week. This blog is written by Betsy herself.
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.
By Chris Joseph
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.
One day last fall, Denise and Jan Lowe showed up at Jamerson Elementary in St. Petersburg to enroll Denise's grandsons.
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.
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.