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FL, USA: Gay Couple Fights DMV Over Recognition of Massachusetts Marriage License

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

A man from Collier County, Fla., says he was denied a new driver’s license from the Department of Motor Vehicles because the department could not recognize a same-sex marriage license that he received after marrying his partner in Massachusetts, the Naples Daily News reported.

Collier County, in Southwest Florida, is dominated by Naples, a resort town that has exploded in population in recent years. David Scott Duseau, 46, provided all the necessary information needed to receive a new ID: birth certificate, proof of address, Social Security card and his marriage certificate that documented his name change.

Once the DMV’s staff realized that Duseau was married to a man named Paul the department stopped the process. “Had he had a name like Pat, it wouldn’t have been an issue,” said Duseau said. In 2007, Duseau legally married in Massachusetts and took his husband’s name, which allowed him to change his driver’s license and Social Security card.

Full Story from Edge Boston

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FL, USA: Jacksonville Considering Ban on Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

Monday, April 30th, 2012

A coalition of business organizations and elected officials are backing legislation to ban anti-gay discrimination which is set to be introduced at next week’s Jacksonville, Fla., city council meeting.

The bill would bring Jacksonville into the same posture as other large Florida cities by formally forbidding discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations — places like restaurants and hotels — based on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

“You shouldn’t be able to fire someone because they’re gay. You shouldn’t be able to do that in Jacksonville,” said former Mayor John Delaney, who has been active in assembling support for the bill.

Full Story from LGBTQ Nation

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FL, USA: Methodists to Debate Marriage Equality

Friday, April 27th, 2012

As nearly 1,000 delegates from across the world gather in Tampa, Fla., for the United Methodist Church’s General Conference, gay and lesbian activists have printed pamphlets promoting their cause in five languages, including Portuguese and Swahili.

The UMC’s global reach, stretching from the Philippines to Philadelphia, compels the multilingual lobbying. Nearly 40 percent of the delegates, who meet through May 4, live outside the United States, according to church leaders.

“We see it as a challenge to deal with the cultural differences,” said Bishop Rosemarie Wenner of Germany, who will be installed in Tampa as president of the UMC’s Council of Bishops. “But we also see it as a gift.”

Full Story from The Washington Post

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Haley’s Motel, Holmes Beach, Florida

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Periodically we’ll feature one of our vendors here to let our readers know about some great people who can help you plan the perfect wedding.

We can provide your perfect Destination Wedding on the Florida Gulf Coast. The Haley Motel, on Anna Marie Island just south of the St. Petersburg/Tampa bay area, offers our new Celebrations Hall and accommodations just steps from the beach.

We’re an all-inclusive special events resort on Florida’s Anna Maria Island. You can get married right on the beach, in one of our beautiful gardens, in the Orchid House or in the new Celebrations Hall.

Our Celebrations Hall can host up to fifty, and our resort complex can accommodate fifty-six.

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Dan Harris PhotoArt

Monday, April 16th, 2012

Periodically we’ll feature one of our vendors here to let our readers know about some great people who can help you plan the perfect wedding.

Dan Harris Photography has specialized in photojournalistic photography for gay weddings, lesbian weddings, and Holy Unions in the Jacksonville, Florida area for almost twenty years.

A Holy Union is a commitment ceremony that is performed for a couple who has been married before (for instance, a ten or twenty year anniversary celebration) or for gay and lesbian couples who is cant marry legally in Fkorida..

Youve probably dreamt about what your wedding day would be like for years and it will be uniquely yours you and your partner. So you probably dont want the same old boring wedding photos, hours filled with posing for the camera you want something different, customized and personal.

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FL, USA: President Obama to Attend LGBT Fundraiser in Hollywood

Monday, April 9th, 2012

President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet with LGBT supporters of his re-election campaign in Hollywood, Fla., on Tuesday.

Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz; DNC National Political Director Jeffrey Lerner; Jaime Citron, national LGBT vote director of the president’s re-election campaign; Obama for America National Finance Director Rufus Gifford and Obama for America Florida State Director Ashley Walker, are slated to brief supporters before the president’s remarks. Obama will then attend a general fundraiser at the Westin Diplomat Hotel. Tickets start at $2,500 per person.

“This is a unique opportunity for those who can afford to take part in it,” said one Obama re-election campaign official during a conference call on April 5. “We all know on this call that Florida is the key to winning the re-election-all roads lead through Florida. And so if we all do our part, we can win this thing. That being said, this is an opportunity to ask your questions.

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FL: Orange County to Adopt Orlando Domestic Partner Registry

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Lawmakers in Orange County, Florida, agreed Tuesday to broaden the scope of the domestic-partner registry currently in effect in the city of Orlando, which will extend certain benefits to unmarried gay and straight couples throughout the county.

The Orlando Sentinelreports that the agreement comes after several weeks of debate between advocates for gay rights and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, who two years ago publicly stated her opposition to same-sex marriage and adoption.

Full Story from The Advocate

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Prop 8 Win, Washington Marriage Equality Passage Inspire Florida Gay Rights Activists

Saturday, February 11th, 2012

The past week saw two states, California and Washington, grant landmark marriage rights to gay couples through court ruling and legislative action, respectively. And Florida, with a gay population second only to California’s in size, isn’t just watching from the sidelines.

While same-sex marriage may appear to be a distant horizon in a traditionally conservative state, gay advocates here are pursuing those rights that are within reach. Adoption, once banned among gays, is now an option being exercised in ever-increasing numbers.

Discrimination in the workplace — employers are currently allowed to fire gay workers simply over their orientation — is another battlefront in Florida.
While the advances made in same-sex marriage in other states may not affect Florida, they nevertheless serve to inspire.

Full Story from the Sun Sentinel

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FL: Gay Activists to Push for Orange County Domestic Partner Registry

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Equality advocates in Orange County, Florida are will pressure Mayor Teresa Jacobs to support a countywide domestic-partner registry, which would provide “a handful of rights in certain situations, such as allowing visitation at a hospital or to make funeral arrangements after a loved one’s death.”

Organizers “plan to flood Jacobs with personal stories, adding to the positive feedback she has received from Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Comptroller Martha Haynie and her own legal staff.” “She hasn’t said no, but why isn’t she saying yes?” asked attorney Mary Meeks of the Orlando Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Committee.

Full Story from Think Prpgress

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FL: Gay Couples Ready for Orlando’s New Partner Registry

Monday, December 26th, 2011

Gay advocates expect a rush of same-sex couples at City Hall when the city’s new domestic-partnership registry opens next month. And not all of those couples will be from Orlando, nor will all of them be gay, supporters of the law predict.

The City Clerk’s Office already has begun accepting appointments for couples to sign the registry once it officially opens. All 16 appointments available Jan. 12 — the registry’s first day — were quickly snatched up.

“I think there’s going to be incredible interest. We’re going to see a big surge in the beginning,” said Equality Florida field director Joe Saunders.

Full Story from the Orlando Sentinel

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