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Title: Wait, What? Some Fla. Republicans Support LGBT Rights Bill
Post by: traci_k on February 09, 2016, 07:10:54 AM
Post by: traci_k on February 09, 2016, 07:10:54 AM
Wait, What? Some Fla. Republicans Support LGBT Rights Bill
http://www.advocate.com/politics/2016/2/08/some-florida-republicans-support-lgbt-discrimination-protection-bill
The Advocate.com
By Dawn Ennis
February 08 2016 4:45 PM EST
Yes, Florida, there are Republicans who want to give lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents legal protection from discrimination. Today the Competitive Workforce Act is being discussed in Tallahassee.
"It's a breakthrough for the South. It's of huge significance that a Southern state — the third largest in the country — is taking this up," Nadine Smith, CEO of Equality Florida, told the Associated Press. "It is the first time that a Southern legislature will be contemplating passage of a bill that affirms rights, not takes them away."
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Frankly, this is the tack I'd like to see the Republican Party take. Yes it would probably strip off the evangelical Right, but it would also probably bring in the more moderate Democrats and actually form a group that could compromise on basic human rights and greater fiscal conservatism. One can only hope. JMHO
http://www.advocate.com/politics/2016/2/08/some-florida-republicans-support-lgbt-discrimination-protection-bill
The Advocate.com
By Dawn Ennis
February 08 2016 4:45 PM EST
Yes, Florida, there are Republicans who want to give lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents legal protection from discrimination. Today the Competitive Workforce Act is being discussed in Tallahassee.
"It's a breakthrough for the South. It's of huge significance that a Southern state — the third largest in the country — is taking this up," Nadine Smith, CEO of Equality Florida, told the Associated Press. "It is the first time that a Southern legislature will be contemplating passage of a bill that affirms rights, not takes them away."
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Frankly, this is the tack I'd like to see the Republican Party take. Yes it would probably strip off the evangelical Right, but it would also probably bring in the more moderate Democrats and actually form a group that could compromise on basic human rights and greater fiscal conservatism. One can only hope. JMHO
Title: Re: Wait, What? Some Fla. Republicans Support LGBT Rights Bill
Post by: Deborah on February 09, 2016, 08:18:47 AM
Post by: Deborah on February 09, 2016, 08:18:47 AM
The problem the Republicans have is that if they are stripped of the evangelical right they can't win anything. It's their pact with the devil.
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Title: Re: Wait, What? Some Fla. Republicans Support LGBT Rights Bill
Post by: Leslie36369 on February 09, 2016, 08:24:10 AM
Post by: Leslie36369 on February 09, 2016, 08:24:10 AM
I hope legislation passed. The rule of thumb is GA follows FL. Right now the city of Atlanta is the only place in GA that has any anti discrimination laws. It still seems to fall short for transgenders people.
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