Comments on: Fla. gay org works for patient visitation rights

By: yodafriend

yodafriend — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:07:19 +0000

What about Jacksonville Florida? I’m a diabetic with several health problems. Will my partner be able to visit me in the hospital when I’m sick??? I guessing no, but hope I’m wrong. I don’t want to die alone, because I have no family. All that matters in my life is my partner and if he can’t visit, then what do I get? I guess I’m just going to have to see when that time comes. I hope that something will be done for us Floridian gays.

By: nwbear

nwbear — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:09:11 +0000

This case hurts my heart. We need to be hitting the state in the pocketbook by not traveling there. Florida depends on tourism. We need to let their tourism offices, major resort owners (such as Disney), cruise lines etc. know that we refuse to visit Florida and why. My partner has taken to dropping post cards to the Jamaican tourism board whenever we travel letting them know we are not spending our money in their country. I am sure it just gets tossed in a waste basket, but if others did something similar with Florida, perhaps it would get some notice.

By: BeHeard

BeHeard — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:39:38 +0000

I have lived in 4 different states from coast to coast and I have to say, where I live now: Florida is the worst. Sure there are some nice people, they are the one's who moved here from other states! Most of the residents who were born here are total asshats; bogoted, bible-thumping homophobes! I can't wait to go back to New England! _______________________________________

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By: Mrs_Gurl

Mrs_Gurl — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:53:56 +0000

I really hope that they stop this bullshit soon! cuz my girlfriend ALWAYS has something wrong with her! Shes been to the hospital 4 times the whole 10 months we have been dating and I know that if they didnt let me back there to see her for some reason or let me know whats wrong I will probaly flip a lid… I mean really thats the person thats closest to your heart no matter what the gender…

By: robertocucina

robertocucina — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:17:30 +0000

If closeted self-loather governor Charlie Crist gets his way, he’ll make sure it never comes to fruition.

By: jessieka

jessieka — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:52:51 +0000

I was a victum of this discrimination & millions MORE! even those with power of attorney face it everyday & every state! Why our marriage rights are a must! Because as a SPOUSE we have the RIGHT to call the police & be allowed entrance while they stand gaurd if nessasary!

By: Jessica K

Jessica K — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:08:50 +0000

Please, Please, Please use this all to often tragic case as an add showing the type of discrimination that we face everyday across the country. Use this in Maine & Washington and we may win the vote there. Turn this tragedy into a victory if you can.

This reminds me all too much of the HBO special Film “If these walls could talk 2″ when the first segment dealt with an older female couple where one fell off a ladder and later died in a hospital while they wouldn’t let the other see her partner. She waited in the waiting room and finally after being there all night someone finally told her that her partner died a few hours earlier. So sad.

This story hits hard at the heart and anyone can relate to how they would feel if it had happened to them. It wont sway the die-hard assholes out there but it will bring many that are on the fence to our side.

Gay rights orgs, I implore you to do this.