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Our YouTube Channel - includes Commissioner Kevin Beckner in action!


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Check out "Three Simple Rules for Politicians" and the GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Reference Guide!

Next Meeting

February 10, 2010 7pm

Special Guest -Stacy Frank, Candidate for 

Florida House District 57

Perkins, 612 N Dale Mabry Hwy

Tampa, FL 33609

REMINDER!

The Florida House District 58 special election is right around the corner!  

 Special General Election: February 23, 2010

Be sure to vote for or encourage your friends who live in District 58 to vote for Democratic candidate Janet Cruz in this very important race.

Hillsborough County DEC Monthly Meeting

Where:  Children's Board, 1002 E Palm St, Tampa, FL (Ybor City)

When:  Monday, February 15, 2010 6:30p - 8:00p


Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus Winter Conference comes to St. Pete!

February 26-28, 2010

Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront

333 First St. S., Saint Petersburg, FL 33701-4342
(727) 894-5000

Click here for more info and to register!

Early registration, prior to February 19, 2010 is $55 for Caucus members, $65 for non-members.


Kennedy-Graham Dinner
"A Blue Star Gala"

Saturday, February 13, 2010

6:00 - 7:00 Cocktails, Dinner at 7:00
Doubletree Hotel Tampa Westshore Airport
4500 West Cypress Street, Tampa, Florida
with Florida CFO and candidate for
Governor, Alex Sink
and former Representative Sam Gibbons

and invited guests including:
U.S. Senate candidates:
Representative Kendrick Meek
Mayor Kevin Burns (confirmed)

Attorney General candidates:
Dave Aronberg (confirmed)
Dan Gelber (confirmed)

Representative Kathy Castor
and many other statewide and local candidates and guests!

Tickets: $75.00 / Table of 10: $700.00

Click here to purchase a table or tickets!

ACTION ALERT!!!

  • Please contact Senator Bill Nelson's office and request that he become a co-sponsor of S 1584, the fully inclusive Employment Non Discrimination Act!
  • Please contact Representative Kathy Castor's office and thank her for being a co-sponsor of the Military Readiness Enhancement Act and the Employment Non Discrimination Act and request that she become a co-sponsor of the new Reuniting Families Act, HR 2709 and the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, HR 3827!  Also, please thank her for voting for the hate crimes bill!
  • Please see our Get Active page for links to contact information for all elected officials

Recent strides made for full Equality

  • On November 19th, the Tampa City Council voted to amend the Human Rights Ordinance to include gender identity and expression!

  • On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed the National Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, including the Matthew Shepard/James Byrd, Jr, Hate Crimes Bill!

  • On October 30, 2009, President Obama signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009.

 


Campaign 2010 - Click here to see all the candidates running in Hillsborough County and Statewide as well as Constitutional Amendments that we support!


The U.S. Census and LGBT Households

Census statistics guide many vital government decisions. Federal and state governments use census numbers to form congressional district boundaries and to distribute billions of dollars for social services. Non-profit organizations use census statistics to plan services for individuals and their families, influencing the locations for schools, roads and hospitals, for example.

Since 1990, when the census added the “unmarried partner” designation on its form, LGBT people in same-sex relationships have provided the first visible record of our partnerships in the history of our nation. These data have been very important in countering anti-gay lies, myths and misperceptions about the diverse LGBT community.

Visit Our Families Count! for more information on why it's so important for the LGBT Community to PROPERLY fill out the 2010 Census.  If you live with your partner/spouse be sure to indicate "unmarried partner" or "married" on your form.

Make sure to participate in the 2010 Census and be counted! 

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