Hate and Bigotry Pass in Florida

[Shana A]

Hate and Bigotry Pass in Florida
Filed by: Waymon Hudson
November 5, 2008 2:30 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2008/11/hate_and_bigotry_pass_in_florida.php

Florida's Amendment 2, the dangerous and deceptive "Marriage Protection" Amendment, has passed. A supermajority of Floridians, 62% (4,662,558) versus just 38% (2,851,598), has decided that our state needs to enshrine hate, bigotry, and homophobia in our state constitution.

And my heart breaks. I woke up today in Florida with fewer rights than I went to bed with.

Even more frightening is the vague wording of the Amendment that has passed- the words "substantial equivalent thereof"- which many fear will be used by the intolerant, hate-filled right to strip away the most basic protections of the LGBT community (and all unmarried Floridians), like hospital visitation, healthcare, and domestic partnerships.

But Amendment 2 is not the only act of bigotry Florida showed last night...