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

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Orlando, Florida Domestic Partner RegistryEquality 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.

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

Monday, December 26th, 2011

Orlando, Florida Domestic Partner RegistryGay 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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Gay and Lesbian South Florida Couples Marrying Out of State

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Florida Gay CouplesThey have been friends for 53 years, partners for 36. And now they are finally married. In July, Ruth Berman, 77, and Connie Kurtz, 75, traveled from their home in West Palm Beach to New York City to exchange vows in a synagogue with about 100 close friends, supporters and family members.

“We waited for this opportunity for a very long time,” said Kurtz, a grandmother, who met Berman while living in New York City. “We can’t keep waiting for Florida to come of age.” Because of the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, Florida couples are tying the knot in states where it’s legal.

While some within the gay community say it’s a waste of time because the state doesn’t recognize their unions, others say it’s an act of love as well as a political statement. They’re hoping their numbers and stories push more states, including Florida, to eliminate their bans on same sex marriages.

Full Story from the Sun Sentinel

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FL: Palm Beach Schools May Offer Domestic Partner Leave

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

West Palm Beach Domestic Partner LeaveThe Palm Beach County School Board recently voted to implement a policy granting family and medical leave to school district employees who have registered domestic partners. Pending final approval, the policy will grant the same benefits as those guaranteed by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which does not recognize families based on domestic partnerships, civil unions or same-sex marriages.

“FMLA is clearly discriminatory,” said Rand Hoch, president of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council, which requested the policy. “Despite America’s growing acceptance of marriage equality, domestic partnerships and civil unions, Congress is slow to enact laws recognizing that gay men and lesbians form families,” Hoch said. The council has promoted domestic partnership rights since 1992, when the City of West Palm Beach became Florida’s first public employer to provide basic domestic partnership benefits.

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FL: Orlando Unanimously Approves Domestic Partner Registry

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Orlando Domestic Partner RegistryOrlando’s gay community celebrated Monday as the city became the first in Central Florida to recognize the relationships of same-sex couples.

The City Council voted unanimously to enact a domestic partnership registry, a measure that stops short of marriage but does grant gay couples some of the same rights. On a symbolic level, the official recognition is just as important as the legal rights that come with it, supporters said.

“This is an historic event for Orlando, and it is a monumentally important event for our community. It will be the first time in our lives that our families are recognized by our government,” said attorney Mary Meeks, who helped push for the registry. “At least here in Orlando, our relationships are recognized as real, and they are valued and they are accepted.”

Full Story from the Orlando Sentinel

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FL: Orlando Considering Domestic Partner Registry

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Orlando Domestic Partner RegistryThe first domestic partnership registry in Central Florida is one step closer to reality this week.

Orlando City Council members voted unanimously in favor of an official registry. The final vote will be made next Monday.

Nothing in the ordinance would treat domestic partnership as marriage, but registered domestic partners — gay or straight — would get certain rights.

Full Story from News 13

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Lesbian Couple Wins Dream Wedding, But Marriage Illegal in Home State

Friday, November 11th, 2011

On Friday — 11-11-11 — Sheila Barnett and Melissa Patrick will walk down an aisle and stand in front of a giant, crescent-shaped window at the Crowne Plaza in Manhattan, look each other in the eyes and say, “I do.”

The same-sex couple from Florida was one of 11 couples to win the hotel’s “Marry Me 11-11-11 Wedding Contest” on Facebook, which gave away dream weddings on that once-in-a-century day that’s supposed to be lucky for love: Nov. 11, 2011.

Yet as Barnett and Patrick packed their nearly identical dresses for the ceremony (Patrick will wear white, Barnett, purple), they tried not to think about one fact: when they return home, their marriage won’t be legal in Florida.

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FL: Lesbian Couple Runs Into Trouble at DMV With Out of State Marriage License

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Florida DMV & Marriage EqualityFlorida does not recognize same-sex marriage, which can pose problems for gay couples who wed out of state and try to use their marriage certificate as a legal document back home.

That was the experience of Patch reporter Rachel Jolley, who went to the Department of Motor Vehicles in St. Petersburg to put her married name on her driver license.

Although Jolley had been advised over the phone by a Department of Motor Vehicles represenatative that she coule present her Connecticut marriage certificate to complete the name change, she was refused service in person.

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Photocraft by Tom Warriner, Destin, Florida

Sunday, October 9th, 2011

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.

Gay Friendly Florida Panhandle Wedding Vendors

Photocraft by Tom Warriner, Destin, FloridaGetting Married in the Florida Panhandle region? Tom Warriner is an experienced beach portrait and wedding photographer who serves the Florida Panhandle: Destin, Sandestin, Seaside, Santa Rosa Beach, Rosemary Beach, Panama City Beach, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Crestview, Navarre Beach, and Pensacola Beach.We also serve the Birmingham and south central Alabama area, including Andalusia, Brewton, and Dothan.

Need an officiant for your wedding? We can provide that too. Northwest Florida’s natural beauty offers the perfect backdrop for your memorable occasion, and of course, photographs make wonderful gifts too.

Contact us if you need wedding photography, engagement photos, family beach portraits, outdoor portraits, senior portraits, publicity photos, group events, or if you have any other photographic needs in northwestern Florida. Trust your memories to an experienced professional photographer: Photocraft by Tom Warriner.

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FL: Infamous Anti Gay Florida Teacher Joins Anti Marriage Equality Group

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Florida Teacher Jerry BuellA Lake County teacher who posted anti-gay-marriage comments on his Facebook page has now joined an organization devoted to fighting gay marriage, according to a WFTV Channel 9 report.

Jerry Buell, who teaches at Mount Dora High School, appears in a video on the National Organization for Marriage’s website.

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