While most of us are familiar with Proposition 8, the amendment to the California constitution which served to prohibit the marriage of same-sex couples in that state, we never really heard much about another similar ballot initiative, Amendment 2 in Florida, which sought to accomplish the same objective by amending the Florida constitution, and which also passed.
The passage of Amendment 2 in Florida did not generate the furor that Prop 8 did in the aftermath of it's passage, though it should have, as it also accomplished the same feat of the constitutional denial of a civil right to a particular segment of society.
In any case, a gay rights group in Florida, known as Impact-Florida, has planned a protest designed to draw attention to this denial of civil rights. They are going to protest outside of the wedding of Governor Charlie Crist on December 12, in St. Petersburg, Florida.
“The group Impact-Florida has called on its members to gather in pink T-shirts outside First United Methodist Church of St. Petersburg on Dec.12 to "congratulate" Crist and Rome while their wedding takes place inside. The demonstration will continue outside the wedding reception at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort in downtown St. Petersburg.
"After the positive congratulatory observance, there will be a candlelight vigil close to the [Vinoy] in downtown St. Pete to mourn the loss of gays right to get married," the group's Web site states, referring to a gay marriage ban that passed by ballot initiative in November..”
The Suncoast News
If you are in the area, plan on attending to help this group make a statement. Amendment 2, like proposition 8, is in my opinion, illegal because it is unconstitutional. Go Impact-Florida!
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