Comments on: Florida anti-gay amendment faces trouble

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:00:12 +0000

I still think as a Floridian our most efficient way to defeat this band is to show the seniors that it will damage their benefits too. I know many here in ST Pete are starting to realize that because they are not married due to social security issues. The ideal of losing rights is starting to scare them as well. “Queers is less scary then taxes” one man I talked to said.

By: Ian B.

Ian B. — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:50:44 +0000

As a Floridian I’ll be doing everything I can to encourage the educated to vote on this measure. Even my elderly friends who are catholic will be voting no on it. Screw those alarmist old ladies who want to get rid of our pool tables (I’m not joking, they honestly want to outlaw pool here in my condo community) so that being said we’re going to fight the good fight for gay rights, pool, and teaching evolution in schools (recently won that one here, yay).

By: steerpike

steerpike — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:54:56 +0000

Too many old coots in Florida. Retirement effect; the future of young people compromised by the last gasp of a bunch of reactionary retirees.

By: John

John — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:14:30 +0000

Too bad closeted gay Republican governor Charlie Crist publicly supports the discriminatory constitutional amendment. Had Crist come out of the closet and forcefully opposed the measure, it certainly would fail. Come on out Charlie, the water isn’t so bad.

By: keith

keith — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:58:12 +0000

every one have the right to live there life the way they want to live.as my mother all ways say only god will judge

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:14:38 +0000

What does most of Florida have to offer beyond a ban on gays adopting children, palm trees, no perceptible change of seasons, sands that brutally scorch your feet for part of the day even in October, horrible sunburn in two hours or less unless you slather on sunscreen regularly every single day even on October 21st to 23rd that late in the year? I was in Fort Lauderdale Southern Florida some years ago and learned that very quickly one day.

I stayed for that late October weekend and never again had the desire to return to that severe sunburn, alligator, snake and hurricane ridden state. I can not imagine living in fear of at least hurricane every year for the rest of my life. No change of seasons would be boring after a while. What’s so beautiful about Florida beyond say St. Augustine, maybe the oldest city 9dated from the 1500s (founded by the European Spanish)

By: Juan Castellano

Juan Castellano — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:17:07 +0000

Any person that believes that gay marriage is wrong should not marry someone of their same sex! live your life according to your bible and allow the rest of us to live ours. As American citizens we have the right to life, liberty and the pursue of happiness.

By: Norman

Norman — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:44:37 +0000

It was wonderful in every way. The gay issue was mentioned by Hillary and in previous days mentioned by Sen. Kennedy.
The spectacle was viewed by 38,000,000 people which was the largest viewing of any event in the history of television.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:42:08 +0000

Past experience indicates that polls may understate the true opposition to marriage equality among the electorate. In 2000, the final Field Poll before the election indicated that 53% of likely voters supported Proposition 22, the anti-equality Knight Initiative that the California Supreme Court recently ruled unconstitutional. On election day, 61% voted for it.

VOTE NO on Prop 2!
http://sayno2.com/

By: Doug loves you

Doug loves you — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:07:30 +0000

I lived in New Port Richey with my man Phil for 11 years. I believe that in certain areas there will be good support for our rights, St. Pete,Clwtr and definitely Tampa.Especially the beach dwellers.The senior citizens may be a difficult sell.LOL to anyone fighting for us. Thanks. Peace