Comments on: Fla. anti-gay amendment creeps closer to victory

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:10:47 +0000

I’ve seen numerous comments suggesting an embargo of Florida vacations. Remember, Florida is not all about vacations. And some of us actually live here. We have thriving communities here and we aren’t ready to give up the fight yet.

Please, encourage us, fight with us, and share in our victory or our defeat. Don’t write us off yet.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:48:10 +0000

What would be required to challenge the Constitutionality of Prop 2 in the case of it passing? Why isn’t there any high power lawyers/legal eagles and the gay community organizations “DEMANDING” that we be treated fairly and equally??????????

How is there so much power in hate mongering????????

Keep a smile on your face and love in your heart!

By: Morgan

Morgan — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:10:50 +0000

Move to florida, the land of severe sunburn, skin cancer, blinding sunlight, of unrelenting heat and humidity, no gay adoption of kids and then likely amendment 2 passing, i think not

By: HappyCat

HappyCat — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:19:42 +0000

If Hate amendment does make into the state constitution, I would say every LGBT person leave the state of Florida. I left over a year ago. I would also say no more vacations from LGBT people to Florida. If every LGBT person agreed to avoid Florida for one year, watch what would happen to the economy there. It is in bad enough shape as it is.

Every LGBT person ought to make reservations for a week at a hotel, set up a rental car, the whole nine yards. Make sure you don’t have to put any money down. Than a few weeks write and cancel aall reservations stateing that Florida doesn’t like LGBT people, so we are going to spend our money someplace else.

By: RoRo

RoRo — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:40:36 +0000

I HAVE FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS AMENDMENT 2…THEY ARE JUSS TRYIN TO KILL DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP..BECAUSE ALREADY 4 TIMES OVER IT IS ILLEGAL FOR US GAYS TO BE MARRIED IN FLORIDA.. ((BOOOOOO)) BUT HONESTLY.. MY GSA (GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE) AT UWF HAS BEEN GOING HARD ON TRYIN TO GET PEOPLE TO VOTE NO. PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT THE STRAIGHT.. DO DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR ANYONE.. GAY OR STRAIGHT.. HAHAHA… PEOPLE ARE NOT EDUCATED ENOUGH ON THESE.. THEY NEED TO BE.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:51:07 +0000

Here, here. I have long held that the gay community should stop supporting States that are so openly hateful towards us. Florida is one of the worst. Unfortunately, in boycotting such states, many of our gay brothers/sisters that own businesses there will suffer.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:11:29 +0000

The sad thing is that a lot of gays still vacation in Florida, attend circuit parties there and even move there from elsewhere in the U.S. Climate and entertainment often trump civil rights in a lot of people’s minds.

By: Disgusted American

Disgusted American — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:09:50 +0000

IF it passes – I won’t ever go to Fla. again – Guaranteed!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:34:37 +0000

I’d like to think that members of the gay community would be willing to forgo party vacations in Ft Lauderdale, Miami and Key West but somehow I doubt it.

By: equalityboy81

equalityboy81 — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:13:15 +0000

If it passes then gay people and couples should choose not to do business in Florida or vacation here. See how Florida does without the gay dollar. It will affect straight people too. They’ll loose benefits too. Let’s see how long the amendment lasts without a bunch of lawsuits challenging it. If it passes if will prove just what bigoted state Florida is. Even constitutional amendments can be found unconstitutional.