Comments on: Miami unanimously adopts Domestic Partnership Ordinance

By: Kris

Kris — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:44:28 +0000

It’s a tiny step, but we need to be making leaps and bounds, in this horrid state. I live in Florida, but I’m still pissed about what happened during the presidential campaign, and the passing of Prop 2. Shame on you “old, straight, people, and religious zealots.

By: Anastasie

Anastasie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:10:52 +0000

im glad to see they are trying to make things better for lgbt`s in my home state reguardless of what the rest of the state thinks! cheers for mia. even though i dont live there anymore

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:30:35 +0000

even though i dont live there anymore im glad to see my hometown it trying to make things better for lgbt`s reguardless of what the rest of the state thinks. cheers!

By: drewski

drewski — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:35:36 +0000

@Rodney–I’m not one to justify incrementalism, but under Florida law, Miami’s commissioners did what they could as far as I know. Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t see how a subordinate level of government can compel action in the private sector which is all but prohibited by the state (where sovereignty presumably lies). So Rodney, I might suggest sitting back for a moment and acknowledging that even this modest step is really a big step in the Wallyworld called Florida.

By: Katie Murphy

Katie Murphy — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:10:42 +0000

Everything like this helps. It is laying the infrastructure of showing the people “in the middle” that gay people deserve equal treatment and respect in the legal and cultural base of our society.

Ultimately more and more people will come to realize that gays are the newest victims of “control freak” religions. And in the end these religions will either change, or become bit players in our society.

And that is exactly the way it should be. Homophobia spread by conservative churches is an affront to God, and a stain on our national soul.

By: Jessica K

Jessica K — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:12:18 +0000

Choke on that Anita Bryant!

By: Rodney K Moore

Rodney K Moore — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:19:45 +0000

Well,,, Domestic Partnership for just city employees. Ok,, how many gay people do we know who work for the city, how many do we know have same-sex partners/spouses? This is really not touching but a small number of people. OK, it’s a small step and that is good. But Miami should have passed a domestic partner ordinance which ordered every single business within the city to provide equal benefits to their gay workers with same-sex partners. Miami could also have reinforced this ordinance, by requiring that any business doing business with the city, county or state, within the city limits, must abide by the domestic partner ruling.

When Domestic Partnerships were invented in San Francisco, the city actually put teeth into them, therefore making it impossible for a company to refuse. What this city-employee DP register does, doesn’t even compare. While it’s a step, it’s akin to a small company like Starbucks or Caribou Coffee giving DP benefits to their gay employees.

By: Zac

Zac — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:53:12 +0000

It’s a step in the right direction.

By: EQUALITY

EQUALITY — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:54:18 +0000

Congrats Maimi! This will allow you to keep the wonderful gay city employees you have and probably draw some more (the beaches don’t hurt either). Another bit of great news for our lives and those of our brothers and sisters. Thanks to everyone who is out there on the front lines and behind the scenes. City by city, state by state.
Christina in AZ

By: LOrion

LOrion — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:32:33 +0000

drewski, Seconded. … and soon with Marriage Equality in WASH DC… things will really change.